Optical fiber ribbon cartridge connector

Details Optical fiber ribbon cartridge connector Optical fiber ribbon cartridge connector

1976-09-20

1979-03-06

Corbin, John K.

G02B 514

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041427769

ABSTRACT:
Two groups of optical communications fibers are optically joined within a single cartridge that receives and abuts two optical fiber ribbon end arrays. A two-piece connector consisting of a substrate with fiber-receiving grooves and a mating cover houses the fibers. In turn two such connectors are contained within the cartridge, either in a tight fit requiring no retaining means or a loose fit requiring set screws to retain the two connectors in abutting relation. Variations of the basic hardware provide both a rearrangeable splice and a permanent splice. Several cartridges may be housed in a fixture to accommodate the several layers of a multi-layer optical fiber ribbon cable.

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patent: 3846010 (1974-11-01), Love et al.
patent: 3861781 (1975-01-01), Hasegawa et al.
patent: 3864018 (1975-02-01), Miller
patent: 3871935 (1975-03-01), Gloge et al.
"Optical Waveguide Cable Connection" by Thiel et al., Applied Optics, vol. 15, No. 11, Nov. 1976.
"Low Loss Splicing and Connection of Optical Waveguide Cables" by Hawk et al., SPIE vol. 63 (1975), Guided Optical Communications.

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