Optical fiber connector arrangement

Details Optical fiber connector arrangement Optical fiber connector arrangement

2006-11-14

2006-11-14

Font, Frank G. (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

C385S078000, C385S085000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07134795

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber connector includes a sleeve having a first end surface, an abutment having a second end surface, the abutment being located within the sleeve and axially movable within the sleeve, and at least three balls located between the first end surface and the second end surface within the sleeve for clamping an optical fiber, the balls having centers disposed in a plane and being axially and radially displaceable in the sleeve and biased radially inwardly toward a central axis of the sleeve. At least one of the first end surface and the second end surface includes a conical surface.

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