Fiber optic cable with high interface mismatch tolerance
US8109676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4249
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic cable is provided with a cable section including at least one length of fiber optic line having a first end and a second end. A first and second plug each have a mechanical body shaped to selectively engage and disengage a jack housing. Each plug has a microlens with a planar surface to engage the fiber optic line end and a convex surface to transceive light in a first collimated beam with a jack optical interface. The fiber optic cable ends are formed in a focal plane of a corresponding plug microlens.
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