Optical fiber alignment device

Details Optical fiber alignment device Optical fiber alignment device

1992-11-16

1994-01-25

Bovernick, Rodney B.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

385 67, 385 88, 385147, G02B 636

Patent

active

052822591

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber alignment device is provided for aligning an optical fiber ferrule which has a geometric axis which may or may not be coincident with the optical axis of the fiber therewithin, with a cylindrical optical transmitter/receiver component which has a geometric axis which may or may not be coincident with the optical axis of the component. The adaptor includes a first end for receiving the ferrule and a second end for embracing the cylindrical optical component. The first end has a geometric axis generally coincident with the geometric axis of the ferrule, and the second end has a geometric axis generally coincident with the geometric axis of the cylindrical optical component. The first and second ends of the adaptor are eccentric to each other, thereby offsetting the respective geometric axes thereof. Therefore, rotation of the adaptor about the cylindrical transmitter/receiver component allows for alignment optimization between the optical axes of the component and the optical fiber ferrule.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3800388 (1974-04-01), Borner et al.
patent: 4759600 (1988-07-01), Caron et al.
patent: 4767360 (1988-08-01), Bonhomme
patent: 4955976 (1990-09-01), Freeman et al.
PCT Publication, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Gargiulo et al. Publication No. WO 90/14607; Nov. 29, 1990.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Optical fiber alignment device does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Optical fiber alignment device, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Optical fiber alignment device will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-733929