Optical connector
First Claim
1. An optical connector comprising:
- an optical connector ferrule capable of fixing optical fibers;
optical fibers fixed onto said optical connector ferrule, so that the end surfaces of said optical fibers project from an end surface of said optical connector ferrule a distance of less than about 1 μ
m;
an adhesive for fixing said optical fibers onto said optical connector ferrule; and
a member whose Young'"'"'s Modulus is less than that of said optical fibers, said member being provided to an area on said end surface of said optical connector ferrule surrounding the projected portions of said optical fibers, such that the end surfaces of said optical fibers project beyond said member.
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Abstract
A novel optical connector that includes the following: an optical connector ferrule which is capable of fixing optical fibers; optical fibers fixed onto the optical connector ferrule, such that the end surfaces of the optical fibers project beyond an end surface of the optical connector ferrule; an adhesive for fixing the optical fibers onto the optical connector ferrule; and a member whose Young'"'"'s Modulus is less than that of the optical fiber and is provided to an area on the end surface of the optical connector ferrule surrounding, at a minimum, the projected portions of the optical fibers. And when the end surface of the optical connector is polished, the ends of the optical fibers are capable of projecting from the end surface of the optical connector ferrule, even if the end surface portion of the optical connector ferrule contains a filler, the hardness of which is less than that of the optical fibers.
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15 Claims
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1. An optical connector comprising:
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an optical connector ferrule capable of fixing optical fibers; optical fibers fixed onto said optical connector ferrule, so that the end surfaces of said optical fibers project from an end surface of said optical connector ferrule a distance of less than about 1 μ
m;an adhesive for fixing said optical fibers onto said optical connector ferrule; and a member whose Young'"'"'s Modulus is less than that of said optical fibers, said member being provided to an area on said end surface of said optical connector ferrule surrounding the projected portions of said optical fibers, such that the end surfaces of said optical fibers project beyond said member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An optical connector comprising:
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an optical connector ferrule capable of fixing optical fibers; optical fibers fixed onto said optical connector ferrule, so that the end surfaces of said optical fibers project from an end surface of said optical connector ferrule, such that said end surfaces of said optical fibers and said end surface of said optical connector ferrule are inclined by 5°
or more with respect to a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of said optical fibers;an adhesive for fixing said optical fibers onto said optical connector ferrule; and a member whose Young'"'"'s Modulus is less than that of said optical fibers, said member being provided to an area on said end surface of said optical connector ferrule surrounding the projected portions of said optical fibers, wherein the end surfaces of the optical fibers project from an end surface of the optical connector ferrule a distance of less than about 1 μ
m.
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