CA1119859A - Ensemble guide-connecteur de raccordement de fibres optiques - Google Patents

Ensemble guide-connecteur de raccordement de fibres optiques

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Publication number: CA1119859A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: connector; members; guide; fiber; channel
Prior art date: 1977-01-10
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

CA000294570A

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Malcolm H. Hodge

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.)

Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp

Original Assignee

TRW Inc

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.)

1977-01-10

Filing date

1978-01-09

Publication date

1982-03-16

1978-01-09 Application filed by TRW Inc filed Critical TRW Inc

1982-03-16 Application granted granted Critical

1982-03-16 Publication of CA1119859A publication Critical patent/CA1119859A/fr

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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3809—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs without a ferrule embedding the fibre end, i.e. with bare fibre end
- 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
- G02B6/383—Hermaphroditic connectors, i.e. two identical plugs mating with one another, each plug having both male and female diametrically opposed engaging parts

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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)

CA000294570A 1977-01-10 1978-01-09 Ensemble guide-connecteur de raccordement de fibres optiques Expired CA1119859A (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US75810677A	1977-01-10	1977-01-10
US758,106		1977-01-10

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1119859A true CA1119859A (fr)	1982-03-16

Family

ID=25050515

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA000294570A Expired CA1119859A (fr)	1977-01-10	1978-01-09	Ensemble guide-connecteur de raccordement de fibres optiques

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JPS5395050A (fr)
BR (1)	BR7800085A (fr)
CA (1)	CA1119859A (fr)
DE (1)	DE2800392A1 (fr)
FR (1)	FR2377049B1 (fr)
GB (1)	GB1595244A (fr)
NL (1)	NL7800252A (fr)
SE (1)	SE438918B (fr)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2005434B (en) *	1977-09-30	1982-12-01	Trw Inc	Optic fibre coupling giude
US4370022A (en) *	1980-08-01	1983-01-25	Amp Incorporated	Biconical optical waveguide splice
TW213987B (fr) *	1991-12-19	1993-10-01	American Telephone & Telegraph
US5210810A (en) *	1991-12-19	1993-05-11	At&T Bell Laboratories	Hermaphroditic connector for single fiber optical cable

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DK143620A (fr) *	1974-06-20
FR2291511A1 (fr) *	1974-11-13	1976-06-11	Cit Alcatel	Connecteur pour fibres optiques
US4047796A (en) *	1975-09-15	1977-09-13	International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation	Precision optical fiber connector
FR2375610A1 (fr) *	1976-12-27	1978-07-21	Western Electric Co	Connecteur pour fibres optiques

1977
- 1977-12-21 GB GB53339/77A patent/GB1595244A/en not_active Expired
1978
- 1978-01-05 DE DE19782800392 patent/DE2800392A1/de not_active Ceased
- 1978-01-06 BR BR7800085A patent/BR7800085A/pt unknown
- 1978-01-09 SE SE7800208A patent/SE438918B/sv not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1978-01-09 FR FR7800432A patent/FR2377049B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1978-01-09 NL NL7800252A patent/NL7800252A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1978-01-09 CA CA000294570A patent/CA1119859A/fr not_active Expired
- 1978-01-10 JP JP148478A patent/JPS5395050A/ja active Pending

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
FR2377049B1 (fr)	1985-08-02
JPS5395050A (en)	1978-08-19
FR2377049A1 (fr)	1978-08-04
BR7800085A (pt)	1978-12-05
DE2800392A1 (de)	1978-07-13
GB1595244A (en)	1981-08-12
SE7800208L (sv)	1978-07-11
SE438918B (sv)	1985-05-13
NL7800252A (nl)	1978-07-12

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1999-03-16	MKEX	Expiry

Publication	Publication Date	Title
US4192575A (en)	1980-03-11	Guide-connector assembly for joining optical fibers and method of making guide therefor
JP3545957B2 (ja)	2004-07-21	コネクタ
US4258977A (en)	1981-03-31	Optical fibre connector
US4225214A (en)	1980-09-30	Connector construction
US5971626A (en)	1999-10-26	Fiber optic connector and connector sleeve assembly
US4824198A (en)	1989-04-25	Housing for a fiber optic splice
US4134641A (en)	1979-01-16	Self centering connector design
US4127319A (en)	1978-11-28	Termination means for fiber optic bundle
US4183618A (en)	1980-01-15	Couplings and terminals for optical waveguides
US4303304A (en)	1981-12-01	Universal optical waveguide alignment ferrule
KR0133559B1 (ko)	1998-04-23	광섬유 접속기 및 제조방법
US4208092A (en)	1980-06-17	Fiber optic multi-cable pair connector
US5140661A (en)	1992-08-18	Optical fiber terminus
US4341439A (en)	1982-07-27	Optical fiber connector and method of making same
US4353620A (en)	1982-10-12	Optical fiber connector construction
CA1068952A (fr)	1980-01-01	Connecteur pour monofibre optique
EP0429163A1 (fr)	1991-05-29	Dispositif de soudage de fibres optiques
EP0253821A1 (fr)	1988-01-27	Connecteur de fibres optiques
US4836637A (en)	1989-06-06	Expanded-beam fiber-optic connector
US4605281A (en)	1986-08-12	Self-aligning fiber optic connector
US4822131A (en)	1989-04-18	Fiber optic ferrule crimp
US4506946A (en)	1985-03-26	Optic fiber coupling guide, method of making the same and method of use
US4205897A (en)	1980-06-03	Fiber optic connector for single fiber
US6616462B2 (en)	2003-09-09	Convertible multi-diameter sleeve for optical fiber connectors
US4166672A (en)	1979-09-04	Optical fiber connector