Optical fiber connector
US9933581B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4471
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber splicer includes a fiber fixing portion, a first optical fiber fixed to the fiber fixing portion, a clamp portion which is capable of holding and fixing an extending portion extended from the fiber fixing portion of the first optical fiber and a tip portion of a second optical fiber optically connected to the extending portion of the first optical fiber between a base member and a pressing member being openable and closable with respect to the base member, and a solid index matching material which is attached to a tip surface of the extending portion of the first optical fiber and is interposed between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber.
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