Ferrule with optical fiber and optical connector system
US9739949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3833
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ferrule with a fiber of this disclosure includes: a ferrule including a positioning hole, a plurality of fiber holes, and an endface perpendicular to an axial direction of the fiber holes; a lensed fiber with a GRIN lens that has been fusion spliced to a tip of an optical fiber; and a plate that can transmit light propagating through the optical fiber, the plate being attached to the endface of the ferrule, the plate being contacted against with an endface of the lensed fiber that has been inserted into each of the fiber holes, wherein the ferrule is formed with a recess that is depressed from the endface of the ferrule, a refractive index matching material is filled in a space surrounded with the plate and the recess.
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