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Optic fiber contact

  • US 4,798,431 A
  • Filed: 12/07/1987
  • Issued: 01/17/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Optic fiber connection apparatus comprising:

  • a contact having forward and rearward end portions, opposite sides, and an axis, and having a hole extending along said axis for receiving an optical fiber which has a front end, said contact forward end portion having a cross-aperture which extends substantially perpendicular to said axis and which intersects said hole to receive a lens lying at the front end of an optic fiber which extends through said hole, said contact forward end portion including a front end for coupling to an external optical device;

    said cross-aperture extending through said contact between its opposite sides to pass an electric arc that can melt the end of an optic fiber to form a lens;

    said contact forward end portion being formed of a dielectric material having a melting temperature above 1600°

    C., to allow an arc to pass through most of the length of the cross-aperture without shorting out the arc or melting the contact.

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