GB1520679A - Jointing optical fibres - Google Patents

Jointing optical fibres

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Publication number
GB1520679A
GB1520679A GB661976A GB661976A GB1520679A GB 1520679 A GB1520679 A GB 1520679A GB 661976 A GB661976 A GB 661976A GB 661976 A GB661976 A GB 661976A GB 1520679 A GB1520679 A GB 1520679A
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Prior art keywords
optical fibres
jointing optical
jointing
feb
optic fibres
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Expired
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GB661976A
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Balfour Beatty PLC
Original Assignee
BICC PLC
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Priority to GB661976A priority Critical patent/GB1520679A/en
Publication of GB1520679A publication Critical patent/GB1520679A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • 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
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3806—Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow for removal of the fibres
    • 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
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
    • G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers
    • 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
    • G02B6/3855—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture characterised by the method of anchoring or fixing the fibre within the ferrule
    • G02B6/3858—Clamping, i.e. with only elastic deformation

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

Abstract

1520679 Joining optic fibres BICC Ltd 18 Feb 1977 [19 Feb 1976] 06619/76 Heading G2J Two abutting optic fibres F and F<SP>1</SP> are aligned in a groove 2 and retained therein by a respective detachable resilient clamp 5, 6.
GB661976A 1977-02-18 1977-02-18 Jointing optical fibres Expired GB1520679A (en)

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GB661976A GB1520679A (en) 1977-02-18 1977-02-18 Jointing optical fibres

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GB1520679A true GB1520679A (en) 1978-08-09

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Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0072637A2 (en) * 1981-08-18 1983-02-23 LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company An optical fibre connector
EP0090724A1 (en) * 1982-03-30 1983-10-05 Socapex Apparatus for joining fibres together and method of putting it into use
EP0262847A2 (en) * 1986-09-29 1988-04-06 AT&T Corp. Optical fiber connecting means
EP0271721A2 (en) * 1986-11-15 1988-06-22 Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited Optical connector and process for producing the same
EP0309677A2 (en) * 1987-09-30 1989-04-05 KRONE Aktiengesellschaft Connection element for light guides
US4856866A (en) * 1986-09-29 1989-08-15 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber connecting means
US4915472A (en) * 1988-12-28 1990-04-10 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber terminal plug connectors
US4955976A (en) * 1986-09-29 1990-09-11 At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber connector
EP1010999A2 (en) * 1998-12-14 2000-06-21 Lucent Technologies Inc. V-groove adapters for interconnecting optical conductors, and methods for making same
EP2933666A1 (en) * 2014-04-17 2015-10-21 Reichle & De-Massari AG Connector device
CN113835162A (en) * 2021-09-30 2021-12-24 杭州润州光电技术有限公司 Splicing core and optical fiber quick connector thereof

Cited By (21)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0072637A3 (en) * 1981-08-18 1985-11-27 LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company An optical fibre connector
EP0072637A2 (en) * 1981-08-18 1983-02-23 LUCAS INDUSTRIES public limited company An optical fibre connector
EP0090724A1 (en) * 1982-03-30 1983-10-05 Socapex Apparatus for joining fibres together and method of putting it into use
FR2524654A1 (en) * 1982-03-30 1983-10-07 Socapex OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING SAME
US4856866A (en) * 1986-09-29 1989-08-15 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber connecting means
EP0262847A2 (en) * 1986-09-29 1988-04-06 AT&T Corp. Optical fiber connecting means
EP0262847A3 (en) * 1986-09-29 1988-08-17 American Telephone And Telegraph Company Optical fiber connecting means
US4955976A (en) * 1986-09-29 1990-09-11 At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber connector
EP0271721A2 (en) * 1986-11-15 1988-06-22 Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited Optical connector and process for producing the same
US4830456A (en) * 1986-11-15 1989-05-16 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Optical connector and process for producing the same
EP0271721A3 (en) * 1986-11-15 1988-12-07 Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited Optical connector and process for producing the same
EP0405620A2 (en) * 1986-11-15 1991-01-02 Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited Process for producing an optical connector
EP0405620A3 (en) * 1986-11-15 1992-05-06 Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited Process for producing an optical connector
EP0309677A2 (en) * 1987-09-30 1989-04-05 KRONE Aktiengesellschaft Connection element for light guides
EP0309677A3 (en) * 1987-09-30 1990-01-17 Krone Aktiengesellschaft Connection element for light guides
US4915472A (en) * 1988-12-28 1990-04-10 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber terminal plug connectors
EP1010999A2 (en) * 1998-12-14 2000-06-21 Lucent Technologies Inc. V-groove adapters for interconnecting optical conductors, and methods for making same
EP1010999A3 (en) * 1998-12-14 2002-01-30 Lucent Technologies Inc. V-groove adapters for interconnecting optical conductors, and methods for making same
EP2933666A1 (en) * 2014-04-17 2015-10-21 Reichle & De-Massari AG Connector device
CN113835162A (en) * 2021-09-30 2021-12-24 杭州润州光电技术有限公司 Splicing core and optical fiber quick connector thereof
CN113835162B (en) * 2021-09-30 2023-02-28 杭州润州光电技术有限公司 Splicing core and optical fiber quick connector thereof

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