Optical fiber alignment device and method
US8985864B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/38875
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic alignment device includes two alignment blocks and two gel blocks. A fiber passage is adapted to receive a first optical fiber through the first end and a second optical fiber through the second end. An intermediate portion is adapted to align the first and the second optical fibers between the first and the second alignment blocks. A first portion of the fiber passage extends between the first alignment block and the first gel block. A second portion of the fiber passage extends between the second alignment block and the second gel block. End portions of the first and the second optical fibers may be cleaned when slid between the alignment blocks and the gel blocks. The fiber passage may include an undulating portion.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.