GB2141255B - Optical fibre connector - Google Patents

Optical fibre connector

Info

Publication number: GB2141255B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: optical fibre; fibre connector; connector; optical; fibre
Prior art date: 1983-06-06
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

GB08414402A

Other versions

GB8414402D0 (en

GB2141255A (en

Inventor

Terence Alexander Ketteringham

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Telephone Cables Ltd

Original Assignee

Telephone Cables Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1983-06-06

Filing date

1984-06-06

Publication date

1986-04-30

1983-06-06 Priority claimed from GB838315479A external-priority patent/GB8315479D0/en

1983-07-25 Priority claimed from GB838319939A external-priority patent/GB8319939D0/en

1984-06-06 Application filed by Telephone Cables Ltd filed Critical Telephone Cables Ltd

1984-06-06 Priority to GB08414402A priority Critical patent/GB2141255B/en

1984-07-11 Publication of GB8414402D0 publication Critical patent/GB8414402D0/en

1984-12-12 Publication of GB2141255A publication Critical patent/GB2141255A/en

1986-04-30 Application granted granted Critical

1986-04-30 Publication of GB2141255B publication Critical patent/GB2141255B/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- G02B6/389—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets, e.g. screw- or nut-lock, snap-in, bayonet type
- 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
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
- G02B6/3838—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using grooves for light guides
- G02B6/3839—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using grooves for light guides for a plurality of light guides
- 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
- G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
- G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
- 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
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3855—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture characterised by the method of anchoring or fixing the fibre within the ferrule
- G02B6/3861—Adhesive bonding

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

GB08414402A 1983-06-06 1984-06-06 Optical fibre connector Expired GB2141255B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB08414402A GB2141255B (en)	1983-06-06	1984-06-06	Optical fibre connector

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB838315479A GB8315479D0 (en)	1983-06-06	1983-06-06	Optical fibre connector
GB838319939A GB8319939D0 (en)	1983-07-25	1983-07-25	Optical fibre connector
GB08414402A GB2141255B (en)	1983-06-06	1984-06-06	Optical fibre connector

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB8414402D0 GB8414402D0 (en)	1984-07-11
GB2141255A GB2141255A (en)	1984-12-12
GB2141255B true GB2141255B (en)	1986-04-30

Family

ID=27262127

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB08414402A Expired GB2141255B (en)	1983-06-06	1984-06-06	Optical fibre connector

Country Status (1)

Country	Link
GB (1)	GB2141255B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2716012B1 (en) *	1994-02-09	1996-04-12	Corning Inc	Method and device for assembling ends of optical fibers arranged in a sheet.

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4142776A (en) *	1976-09-20	1979-03-06	Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated	Optical fiber ribbon cartridge connector
GB1576336A (en) *	1977-11-09	1980-10-08	Post Office	Optical waveguide connectors
CA1193477A (en) *	1981-02-24	1985-09-17	Tetsuya Yamasaki	Fixing substrate for optical fibers

1984
- 1984-06-06 GB GB08414402A patent/GB2141255B/en not_active Expired

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB8414402D0 (en)	1984-07-11
GB2141255A (en)	1984-12-12

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2148536B (en)	1987-10-07	Optical fibre connector
GB8332535D0 (en)	1984-01-11	Optical fiber connector
IL71121A0 (en)	1984-06-29	Fiber optic connector
DE3365533D1 (en)	1986-10-02	Optical fiber connectors
GB2144237B (en)	1987-10-14	Optical fiber cable
EP0117022A3 (en)	1987-05-20	Fiber optic connector assembly
GB2168500B (en)	1988-09-07	Optical fibre connector
GB8409094D0 (en)	1984-05-16	Optical fibre
GB2149935B (en)	1987-08-19	Optical fibre cable
DE3467251D1 (en)	1987-12-10	Fiber optic connector
EP0139166A3 (en)	1987-07-15	Optical fiber cable
GB2119954B (en)	1985-09-04	Fibre optic connector
GB8423979D0 (en)	1984-10-31	Optical fibre connector
DE3367980D1 (en)	1987-01-15	Optical fiber connector
GB2166261B (en)	1988-09-07	Optical fibre connector
GB2124793B (en)	1985-10-23	Fibre optic connector
GB8420947D0 (en)	1984-09-19	Optical fibre cable
GB8421811D0 (en)	1984-10-03	Optical fiber cable
GB8408644D0 (en)	1984-05-16	Optical fibre cable
DE3365308D1 (en)	1986-09-18	Optical fiber connector
DE3474865D1 (en)	1988-12-01	Fiber optic connector assembly
EP0098535A3 (en)	1986-06-11	Optical fiber connector
GB8523474D0 (en)	1985-10-30	Optical fibre connector
GB2141255B (en)	1986-04-30	Optical fibre connector
DE3467936D1 (en)	1988-01-14	Optical fiber connector

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1989-01-25	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee