Optical connector

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2005-08-09

2005-08-09

Healy, Brian M. (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

C385S076000, C385S077000, C385S088000, C385S092000, C385S139000

Reexamination Certificate

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06926450

ABSTRACT:
An optical connector including a hollow, cylindrical shroud having a section, a bore defined within the section, the bore being adapted to fit an optical fiber connector therein and allow the same to plug or unplug a predetermined number of times, the bore being terminated at a bottom opening of the section; a cylinder axially extended a predetermined distance from a center of the bottom of the section, the cylinder having a longitudinal hole with an optical fiber fitted therein wherein a precise circularity in each of the bore and the hole and coaxial characteristics of the same are obtained by forming the shroud and the cylinder by electrical casting; and an annular flange formed integrally in a bottom of the shroud by electrical casting or injection molding, the flange being adapted to fasten a laser diode element or light detection element.

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patent: 2005/0013551 (2005-01-01), Hung

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