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GB2059621B - Optical fibre connector - Google Patents

Optical fibre connector

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Publication number
GB2059621B
GB2059621B GB7933138A GB7933138A GB2059621B GB 2059621 B GB2059621 B GB 2059621B GB 7933138 A GB7933138 A GB 7933138A GB 7933138 A GB7933138 A GB 7933138A GB 2059621 B GB2059621 B GB 2059621B
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GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
optical fibre
fibre connector
connector
optical
fibre
Prior art date
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
GB7933138A
Other versions
GB2059621A (en
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.)
STC PLC
Original Assignee
Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Standard Telephone and Cables PLC filed Critical Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
Priority to GB7933138A priority Critical patent/GB2059621B/en
Priority to DE19803035773 priority patent/DE3035773A1/en
Priority to JP13277680A priority patent/JPS5695205A/en
Priority to ES495318A priority patent/ES8200484A1/en
Priority to FR8020587A priority patent/FR2466031B1/en
Publication of GB2059621A publication Critical patent/GB2059621A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2059621B publication Critical patent/GB2059621B/en
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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3825—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
    • 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
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2817—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using reflective elements to split or combine optical signals
    • 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
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3826—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape
    • G02B6/3829—Bent or angled connectors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB7933138A 1979-09-25 1979-09-25 Optical fibre connector Expired GB2059621B (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7933138A GB2059621B (en) 1979-09-25 1979-09-25 Optical fibre connector
DE19803035773 DE3035773A1 (en) 1979-09-25 1980-09-23 CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT
JP13277680A JPS5695205A (en) 1979-09-25 1980-09-24 Fiber optic connector
ES495318A ES8200484A1 (en) 1979-09-25 1980-09-25 Optical fibre connector
FR8020587A FR2466031B1 (en) 1979-09-25 1980-09-25 CONNECTOR FOR OPTICAL FIBERS

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7933138A GB2059621B (en) 1979-09-25 1979-09-25 Optical fibre connector

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2059621A GB2059621A (en) 1981-04-23
GB2059621B true GB2059621B (en) 1983-09-28

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GB7933138A Expired GB2059621B (en) 1979-09-25 1979-09-25 Optical fibre connector

Country Status (5)

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JP (1) JPS5695205A (en)
DE (1) DE3035773A1 (en)
ES (1) ES8200484A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2466031B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2059621B (en)

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DE3214042A1 (en) * 1982-04-16 1983-10-20 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Fibre-optic coupling arrangement
JPS597419U (en) * 1982-07-07 1984-01-18 日本板硝子株式会社 Optical fiber terminal
JPS5935906U (en) * 1982-08-27 1984-03-06 株式会社東芝 Focusing rod lens for optical communication
IL66788A (en) * 1982-09-14 1985-02-28 Optrotech Ltd Optical scanning apparatus using a wave guide
EP0115843B1 (en) * 1983-02-04 1989-06-28 Kei Mori Apparatus for time-sharing light distribution
US4540246A (en) * 1983-03-28 1985-09-10 Polaroid Corporation Holographic optical apparatus for use with expanded-beam type fiber optical components
DE3324673A1 (en) * 1983-07-08 1985-01-17 Philips Patentverwaltung Gmbh, 2000 Hamburg Plug-in connector with total reflection
US4690490A (en) * 1983-09-27 1987-09-01 Kei Mori Light diverting device
US4846543A (en) * 1984-05-02 1989-07-11 Kaptron, Inc. Star coupler for optical fibers
US4714313A (en) * 1984-05-02 1987-12-22 Kaptron, Inc. Star coupler for optical fibers
JPS60241003A (en) * 1984-05-14 1985-11-29 グルマン　エアロスペ−ス　コ−ポレ−シヨン Plug type mutual connector
DE3526713A1 (en) * 1985-07-26 1987-02-05 Wohlhaupter E & Co DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING LIGHT SIGNALS
IT1202608B (en) * 1987-03-02 1989-02-09 Pirelli Cavi Spa BIDIRECTIONAL COUPLER BETWEEN THREE OPTICAL WAVE GUIDES
DE9002266U1 (en) * 1990-02-26 1990-07-12 Dr. K. Hönle GmbH, 8033 Martinsried Device for keeping the light intensity constant
DE4027725C2 (en) * 1990-08-30 1993-11-18 Krone Ag Optical splitter or deflector
DE4242649A1 (en) * 1992-12-17 1994-06-23 Asea Brown Boveri Optical coupler
DE10255552A1 (en) * 2002-11-28 2004-06-17 Max Dipl.-Ing. Steigerwald Structured prism arrangement, has radiation from preferred face having structured surface
GB2387447B (en) * 2003-01-20 2004-04-28 Polatis Ltd Optical connector with total internal reflection surface
WO2014055361A1 (en) * 2012-10-05 2014-04-10 3M Innovative Properties Company Optical connector
US10048127B2 (en) * 2015-08-05 2018-08-14 Viavi Solutions Inc. Optical filter and spectrometer

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FR2284892A1 (en) * 1974-09-13 1976-04-09 Thomson Csf VARIABLE COUPLER FOR OPTICAL FIBERS
FR2334967A1 (en) * 1975-12-09 1977-07-08 Labo Electronique Physique OPTICAL DEVICE FOR INJECTING RADIANT ENERGY INTO AN OPTICAL FIBER AND COUPLING SEVERAL FIBERS
NL180882C (en) * 1976-05-31 1987-05-04 Philips Nv OPTICAL COUPLING ELEMENT AND OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE WITH SUCH COUPLING ELEMENTS.
US4092061A (en) * 1976-12-29 1978-05-30 International Business Machines Corp. Side-coupling of light for an optical fiber
DE2900895A1 (en) * 1978-01-20 1979-07-26 Bunker Ramo FIBER OPTIC LINE COUPLING

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JPS5695205A (en) 1981-08-01
FR2466031B1 (en) 1985-12-20
FR2466031A1 (en) 1981-03-27
ES495318A0 (en) 1981-11-01
ES8200484A1 (en) 1981-11-01
DE3035773A1 (en) 1981-04-02
GB2059621A (en) 1981-04-23

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