Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
Patent
1991-04-08
1992-06-23
Lee, John D.
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection
385137, 385136, 385 66, 385 68, G02B 638
Patent
active
051250578
ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber splicing device (20) includes a glass cylindrically shaped capillary tube member (24) having a passageway formed therethrough eccentrically of the longitudinal axis of the capillary tube member. The capillary tube member is provided with a slot (86) such that a portion of the passageway in the form of a groove (88) extends across a planar surface (87) formed by the slot. The capillary tube member is mounted in a housing (22) which is made of a material and formed to provide a lens opposite to the slot to facilitate visual inspection of ends of end portions of two optical fibers which are positioned in the groove. A spring clamp (26) is mounted to the housing in a first position spaced from the planar surface to allow insertion of fiber end portions into the groove. The clamp is moveable to a second position where it is secured to the housing in a position which causes a portion of the clamp to engage the fiber end portions along at least a portion of the planar surface to hold the fiber end portions in secured alignment with each other.
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Aberson, Jr. James A.
Davies Scott T.
Deveau George F.
Lo Joseph K.
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Lee John D.
Ngo John
Somers E. W.
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