AU505162B2 - Optical fibre connector - Google Patents

Optical fibre connector

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Publication number: AU505162B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: optical fibre; fibre connector; connector; optical; fibre
Prior art date: 1975-12-18
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

AU20313/76A

Other versions

AU2031376A (en

Inventor

G Ellwood

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.)

1975-12-18

Filing date

1976-12-07

Publication date

1979-11-08

1976-12-07 Application filed by International Standard Electric Corp filed Critical International Standard Electric Corp

1978-06-15 Publication of AU2031376A publication Critical patent/AU2031376A/en

1979-11-08 Application granted granted Critical

1979-11-08 Publication of AU505162B2 publication Critical patent/AU505162B2/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
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
- 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
- G02B6/3843—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule with auxiliary facilities for movably aligning or adjusting the fibre within its ferrule, e.g. measuring position or eccentricity
- 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
- G02B6/389—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets, e.g. screw- or nut-lock, snap-in, bayonet type
- 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
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4246—Bidirectionally operating package structures
- 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
- G02B6/3854—Ferrules characterised by materials

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Actuator (AREA)

AU20313/76A 1975-12-18 1976-12-07 Optical fibre connector Expired AU505162B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB51828/75		1975-12-18
GB51828/75A GB1526259A (en)	1975-12-18	1975-12-18	Connectors

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2031376A AU2031376A (en)	1978-06-15
AU505162B2 true AU505162B2 (en)	1979-11-08

Family

ID=10461525

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU20313/76A Expired AU505162B2 (en)	1975-12-18	1976-12-07	Optical fibre connector

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
AT (1)	AT354133B (en)
AU (1)	AU505162B2 (en)
CH (1)	CH608625A5 (en)
DE (1)	DE2656611A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES454339A1 (en)
FR (1)	FR2335859A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB1526259A (en)
IT (1)	IT1065791B (en)
NL (1)	NL7613896A (en)
ZA (1)	ZA766004B (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1576459A (en) *	1977-04-28	1980-10-08	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Optical fibres connectors
DE2923490C2 (en) *	1979-06-09	1982-04-29	Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart	Plug for fiber optic connector
FR2487990A1 (en) *	1980-07-30	1982-02-05	Radiall Sa	CONNECTOR FOR OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
FR2529349A1 (en) *	1982-06-25	1983-12-30	Souriau & Cie	OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR FOR SLIDING SUPPORT IN A ROCKER CABINET
FR2564985B1 (en) *	1984-05-24	1988-05-27	Carpano & Pons	PROCESS FOR MAKING A CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO OPTICAL FIBERS, PRODUCT OBTAINED BY THIS PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROCESS
US4958900A (en) *	1989-03-27	1990-09-25	General Electric Company	Multi-fiber holder for output coupler and methods using same
JP3698393B2 (en) *	1998-12-11	2005-09-21	富士通株式会社	Structure of optical transceiver module and manufacturing method thereof

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2456151A1 (en) *	1974-11-27	1976-08-12	Siemens Ag	Plug-in connector between at least two optical fibres - end of each glass fibre fastened inside capillary tube
GB1460548A (en) *	1975-11-20	1977-01-06	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Optical fibre terminations and connectors

1975
- 1975-12-18 GB GB51828/75A patent/GB1526259A/en not_active Expired
1976
- 1976-10-07 ZA ZA766004A patent/ZA766004B/en unknown
- 1976-12-07 AU AU20313/76A patent/AU505162B2/en not_active Expired
- 1976-12-14 DE DE19762656611 patent/DE2656611A1/en active Pending
- 1976-12-15 NL NL7613896A patent/NL7613896A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1976-12-17 ES ES454339A patent/ES454339A1/en not_active Expired
- 1976-12-17 AT AT933476A patent/AT354133B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1976-12-17 IT IT30516/76A patent/IT1065791B/en active
- 1976-12-17 CH CH1589276A patent/CH608625A5/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1976-12-20 FR FR7638339A patent/FR2335859A1/en active Granted

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ATA933476A (en)	1979-05-15
GB1526259A (en)	1978-09-27
ZA766004B (en)	1977-09-28
NL7613896A (en)	1977-06-21
AT354133B (en)	1979-12-27
ES454339A1 (en)	1977-12-01
FR2335859A1 (en)	1977-07-15
FR2335859B1 (en)	1982-07-23
CH608625A5 (en)	1979-01-15
DE2656611A1 (en)	1977-06-30
IT1065791B (en)	1985-03-04
AU2031376A (en)	1978-06-15

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU506531B2 (en)	1980-01-10	Optical fibre connector
AU503232B2 (en)	1979-08-30	Optical fibre connector
GB1504490A (en)	1978-03-22	Optical fibre connector
AU506314B2 (en)	1979-12-20	Optical fibre connector
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AU500693B2 (en)	1979-05-31	Fibre optic cable
AU504086B2 (en)	1979-10-04	Optical fiber coupling
AU500442B2 (en)	1979-05-24	Optical fibre connector
JPS51120734A (en)	1976-10-22	Optical fiber connector
AU504884B2 (en)	1979-11-01	Optical fibre connector
CA1034804A (en)	1978-07-18	Optical fibre connectors
AU497011B2 (en)	1978-11-23	Optical fiber connector
CA1010275A (en)	1977-05-17	Connectors for optical fibres
AU506897B2 (en)	1980-01-24	Optical fibre connector
JPS51139345A (en)	1976-12-01	Optical fiber connector
AU501130B2 (en)	1979-06-14	Multiway optical fiber connector
CA1004070A (en)	1977-01-25	Optical fibre connectors
CA1018376A (en)	1977-10-04	Optical fibre connectors
AU505826B2 (en)	1979-12-06	Optical fiber termination
AU507611B2 (en)	1980-02-21	Optical fibre connector
AU502852B2 (en)	1979-08-09	Optical fiber connectors
AU505162B2 (en)	1979-11-08	Optical fibre connector
AU504423B2 (en)	1979-10-11	Optical fibre
AU504566B2 (en)	1979-10-18	Optical fibre connector
AU507469B2 (en)	1980-02-14	Optical fibre connector