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DE69224479D1 - Lichtleitfaserspleiss - Google Patents

Lichtleitfaserspleiss

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DE69224479D1
DE69224479D1 DE69224479T DE69224479T DE69224479D1 DE 69224479 D1 DE69224479 D1 DE 69224479D1 DE 69224479 T DE69224479 T DE 69224479T DE 69224479 T DE69224479 T DE 69224479T DE 69224479 D1 DE69224479 D1 DE 69224479D1
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Prior art keywords
optical fiber
fiber splice
splice
optical
fiber
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69224479T
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DE69224479T2 (de
Inventor
Donald Larson
Richard Patterson
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3M Co
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Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3806—Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow for removal of the fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
    • G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3684—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier
    • G02B6/3696—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier by moulding, e.g. injection moulding, casting, embossing, stamping, stenciling, printing, or with metallic mould insert manufacturing using LIGA or MIGA techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3818—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres of a low-reflection-loss type
    • G02B6/382—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres of a low-reflection-loss type with index-matching medium between light guides

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
DE69224479T 1991-08-29 1992-07-27 Lichtleitfaserspleiss Expired - Fee Related DE69224479T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/750,402 US5138681A (en) 1988-04-18 1991-08-29 Optical fiber splice
PCT/US1992/006315 WO1993005420A1 (en) 1991-08-29 1992-07-27 Optical fiber splice

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
DE69224479D1 true DE69224479D1 (de) 1998-03-26
DE69224479T2 DE69224479T2 (de) 1998-06-25

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DE69224479T Expired - Fee Related DE69224479T2 (de) 1991-08-29 1992-07-27 Lichtleitfaserspleiss

Country Status (15)

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US (1) US5138681A (de)
EP (1) EP0600980B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH06510137A (de)
KR (1) KR940702276A (de)
CN (1) CN1036869C (de)
AU (1) AU666492B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9206417A (de)
CA (1) CA2115156C (de)
DE (1) DE69224479T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2112326T3 (de)
MX (1) MX9204663A (de)
MY (1) MY108357A (de)
SG (1) SG43187A1 (de)
WO (1) WO1993005420A1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA925333B (de)

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CA2115156A1 (en) 1993-03-18
BR9206417A (pt) 1995-04-25
MX9204663A (es) 1993-02-01
ES2112326T3 (es) 1998-04-01
ZA925333B (en) 1994-01-17
SG43187A1 (en) 1997-10-17
CN1069809A (zh) 1993-03-10
EP0600980A1 (de) 1994-06-15
AU2426992A (en) 1993-04-05
MY108357A (en) 1996-09-30
KR940702276A (ko) 1994-07-28
EP0600980B1 (de) 1998-02-18
JPH06510137A (ja) 1994-11-10
US5138681A (en) 1992-08-11
DE69224479T2 (de) 1998-06-25
CN1036869C (zh) 1997-12-31
WO1993005420A1 (en) 1993-03-18
CA2115156C (en) 2004-05-25
AU666492B2 (en) 1996-02-15

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