AU504566B2 - Optical fibre connector - Google Patents

Optical fibre connector

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Publication number: AU504566B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: optical fibre; fibre connector; connector; optical; fibre
Prior art date: 1976-02-03
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

AU21823/77A

Other versions

AU2182377A (en

Inventor

M Chown

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

International Standard Electric Corp

Original Assignee

International Standard Electric Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1976-02-03

Filing date

1977-02-01

Publication date

1979-10-18

1977-02-01 Application filed by International Standard Electric Corp filed Critical International Standard Electric Corp

1978-08-10 Publication of AU2182377A publication Critical patent/AU2182377A/en

1979-10-18 Application granted granted Critical

1979-10-18 Publication of AU504566B2 publication Critical patent/AU504566B2/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
- G02B6/3841—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using rods, balls for light guides
- G02B6/3842—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using rods, balls for light guides for a plurality of light guides
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
- G02B6/3881—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using grooves to align ferrule ends
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
- G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
Cable Accessories (AREA)

AU21823/77A 1976-02-03 1977-02-01 Optical fibre connector Expired AU504566B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB417576A GB1467796A (en)	1976-02-03	1976-02-03	Optical fibre connector
GBGB04175/76		1976-02-03

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2182377A AU2182377A (en)	1978-08-10
AU504566B2 true AU504566B2 (en)	1979-10-18

Family

ID=9772132

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU21823/77A Expired AU504566B2 (en)	1976-02-03	1977-02-01	Optical fibre connector

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JPS52116253A (en)
AU (1)	AU504566B2 (en)
CH (1)	CH620772A5 (en)
DE (1)	DE2704014A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES455577A1 (en)
FR (1)	FR2340557A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB1467796A (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2375610A1 (en) *	1976-12-27	1978-07-21	Western Electric Co	Optical fibre connector - with three inner and three outer rods, and clamping sleeve
CA1097111A (en) *	1977-11-24	1981-03-10	Vladimir Bubanko	No translation available
DE2967639D1 (en) *	1978-09-20	1987-01-15	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone	Optical fiber alignment mechanism and connectors using the same
FR2474176A1 (en) *	1979-11-02	1981-07-24	Labo Electronique Physique	DEVICE FOR COUPLING TWO CONDUCTIVE FIBERS OF LIGHT
JPS60134210A (en) *	1983-12-23	1985-07-17	Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt>	Connecting method of multicored optical fiber
US4647155A (en) *	1985-03-08	1987-03-03	International Business Machines Corporation	Multi-laser optical signal recorders

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3535017A (en) *	1968-01-08	1970-10-20	Bell Telephone Labor Inc	Optical fiber waveguide structures
NL7017510A (en) *	1969-12-29	1971-07-01
US3724383A (en) *	1971-02-01	1973-04-03	Us Navy	Lasser stimulated ordnance initiation device
US3912362A (en) *	1973-12-26	1975-10-14	Corning Glass Works	Termination for fiber optic bundle
DK143620A (en) *	1974-06-20
CA1053491A (en) *	1974-08-19	1979-05-01	Robert M. Hawk	Optical waveguide connector
GB1454600A (en) *	1974-11-08	1976-11-03	Plessey Co Ltd	Optical fibre connector doll'
FR2291511A1 (en) *	1974-11-13	1976-06-11	Cit Alcatel	CONNECTOR FOR OPTICAL FIBERS
DE2522740C3 (en) *	1975-05-22	1981-05-14	Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München	Device for connecting an incoming fiber optic cable with a continuing and method for producing the device

1976
- 1976-02-03 GB GB417576A patent/GB1467796A/en not_active Expired
1977
- 1977-02-01 AU AU21823/77A patent/AU504566B2/en not_active Expired
- 1977-02-01 DE DE19772704014 patent/DE2704014A1/en active Pending
- 1977-02-02 CH CH122877A patent/CH620772A5/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1977-02-02 JP JP1059877A patent/JPS52116253A/en active Pending
- 1977-02-02 ES ES455577A patent/ES455577A1/en not_active Expired
- 1977-02-03 FR FR7703035A patent/FR2340557A1/en active Granted

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB1467796A (en)	1977-03-23
AU2182377A (en)	1978-08-10
CH620772A5 (en)	1980-12-15
ES455577A1 (en)	1978-02-01
FR2340557B1 (en)	1980-04-25
FR2340557A1 (en)	1977-09-02
DE2704014A1 (en)	1977-08-11
JPS52116253A (en)	1977-09-29

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AU506314B2 (en)	1979-12-20	Optical fibre connector
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AU503232B2 (en)	1979-08-30	Optical fibre connector
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AU524042B2 (en)	1982-08-26	Optical fiber connector
AU500442B2 (en)	1979-05-24	Optical fibre connector
AU505125B2 (en)	1979-11-08	Optical fibre termination
AU506897B2 (en)	1980-01-24	Optical fibre connector
AU510176B2 (en)	1980-06-12	An optical fibre coupler
AU517498B2 (en)	1981-08-06	Optical fibre connector
AU5541580A (en)	1980-09-04	Optical fibre connector
CA1018376A (en)	1977-10-04	Optical fibre connectors
AU503371B2 (en)	1979-08-30	Optical fibre termination
AU507611B2 (en)	1980-02-21	Optical fibre connector
AU2930277A (en)	1979-04-12	Optical fibre connector
AU502852B2 (en)	1979-08-09	Optical fiber connectors
AU505162B2 (en)	1979-11-08	Optical fibre connector
AU504868B2 (en)	1979-11-01	Optical fibre coupler
AU504566B2 (en)	1979-10-18	Optical fibre connector
AU507469B2 (en)	1980-02-14	Optical fibre connector
AU531372B2 (en)	1983-08-18	Optical fibre connector
AU519983B2 (en)	1982-01-07	Optical fibre connector