Tunable MPO connector
First Claim
1. A combination comprising:
- a pin for use in a fiber optic connector, said pin being a generally elongated shaft extending along an axis A;
a first portion proximate a first end of said shaft, said first portion having a tool surface feature configured to be engaged by a tool to impart a rotation to said shaft;
a second portion proximate a second end of said shaft, said second portion including a protruding peripheral portion which extends further away from said axis A than other peripheral portions of said second portion of said shaft; and
a mid-portion of said shaft residing between said first portion and said second portion, wherein said mid-portion of said shaft is substantially cylindrical and centered on said axis A.
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Abstract
An MPO connector includes a pin configuration with an elongated shaft extending along an axis A. A first portion proximate a first end of the shaft includes a tool surface feature for engagement by a tool to impart a rotation to the shaft. A second portion proximate a second end of the shaft is cylindrical and centered on an axis B, offset relative to the axis A. A method of minimizing insertion loss between mating channels of mated MPO connectors includes inserting light into a channel of a first MPO connector, then measuring an intensity of light output from a channel of a second MPO, mated to the first MPO connector. A pin associated with one of the mated MPO connectors is rotated to a point where the measured light output from the channel of the second MPO connector is approximately maximized.
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20 Claims
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1. A combination comprising:
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a pin for use in a fiber optic connector, said pin being a generally elongated shaft extending along an axis A; a first portion proximate a first end of said shaft, said first portion having a tool surface feature configured to be engaged by a tool to impart a rotation to said shaft; a second portion proximate a second end of said shaft, said second portion including a protruding peripheral portion which extends further away from said axis A than other peripheral portions of said second portion of said shaft; and a mid-portion of said shaft residing between said first portion and said second portion, wherein said mid-portion of said shaft is substantially cylindrical and centered on said axis A. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A combination comprising:
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MPO connector envelope; an MT type ferrule connected to said MPO connector envelope; a pin clamp attached to said ferrule; a first pin attached to said pin clamp, said first pin being a generally elongated first shaft extending along an axis A; a first portion proximate a first end of said first shaft, said first portion having a first tool surface feature configured to be engaged by a tool to impart a rotation to said first shaft; a second portion proximate a second end of said first shaft, a first mid-portion of said first shaft residing between said first portion and said second portion of said first shaft and being formed in a substantially cylindrical form centered on said axis A, and wherein said second portion is substantially cylindrical and centered on an axis B, and wherein said axis B is offset relative to said axis A; a second pin attached to said pin clamp, said second pin being a generally elongated second shaft extending along an axis C; a third portion proximate a first end of said second shaft, said third portion having a second tool surface feature configured to be engaged by a tool to impart a rotation to said second shaft; and a fourth portion proximate a second end of said second shaft, a second mid-portion of said second shaft residing between said third portion and said fourth portion of said second shaft and being formed in a substantially cylindrical form centered on said axis C, and wherein said fourth portion is substantially cylindrical and centered on an axis D, and wherein said axis D is offset relative to said axis C; wherein said first and second pins pass through first and second holes in said ferrule and extend from a front face of said ferrule. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of minimizing insertion loss between mating channels of mated MPO connectors comprising:
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mating a first MPO connector to a second MPO connector; inserting light into a first channel of the first MPO connector; measuring a light output from a first channel of the second MPO connector, wherein the first channel of the second MPO connector is mated to the first channel of the first MPO connector; moving a pin associated with the first MPO connector, wherein the pin is engaged within a hole of the second MPO connector; and stopping the moving of the pin at a point where the measured light output from the first channel of the second MPO connector is approximately maximized. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification