Optical connector with reflector
US8277130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4214
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an optical connector which terminates an optical fiber inside the optical connector. The optical connector includes a main body. The main body includes: a reflector for reflecting light; a groove portion formed in a top surface of the main body; an optical fiber insertion hole opened in the groove portion, the optical fiber being inserted in the optical fiber insertion hole; an optical fiber placement stage provided in the groove portion, a front end portion of the optical fiber being placed on the optical fiber placement stage. The groove portion includes a front inner surface and a back inner surface which face each other in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber insertion hole, and the optical fiber placement stage is separated away from the front and back inner surfaces.
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