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Wide temperature range optical fiber connector with thermal expansion compensation

US9977194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Molex, LLC · US

Inventors

Mark Waldron · Poplar Grove, US
Malcolm H. Hodge · Chicago, US
Wenzong Chen · Darien, US
Dean Richardson · Wilmette, US
Jannick Armand · Ettlingen, DE
Michael J. Gardner · Wheaton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2012
Grant date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3888
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber assembly comprises an optical fiber having a forward end, a ferrule supporting the optical fiber, a beam expanding element aligned with the forward end of the optical fiber, and a thermal expansion compensation element adjacent the optical fiber to compensate for thermal expansion differences between the optical fiber and the ferrule.

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