Ferrule structure and assembly for lens terminated fiber
US8693825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3853
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ferrule structure including a ferrule having an end face shape configured to incorporate at least a portion of a lens attached to an end of an optical fiber. The end face includes a cavity in which a circumference of the cavity is equal to or less than the outer diameter of the ferrule and larger than in inner diameter of an opening in the ferrule housing an optical fiber.
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