Optical connectors
DCFirst Claim
1. A receptacle for an optical connector for connecting an active optical element to an optical fiber unit via an alignment sleeve capable of receiving the optical fiber unit, the receptacle including a housing having at least two halves and an optical component in which the active optical element is mounted in alignment with the alignment sleeve, wherein, upon assembling of the housing halves into the housing, the housing holds the optical component between opposing sides of the housing halves.
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Abstract
An optical connector is provided which requires less accurate machining during manufacture, can reduce the number and/or complexity of component parts required and can achieve a standard industrial product which nevertheless maintains very stable connections. In a receptacle for the optical connector, an alignment sleeve aligns and optically connects an optical fiber unit to another optical fiber unit or to an input/output window of other optical elements in a housing. The housing of the receptacle holds the sleeve in an alignment and is comprised of a plurality of housing halves joined along a major plane extending through the axis of the sleeve. The housing halves may include mating surfaces, projections or indents offset from said major plane.
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- 1. A receptacle for an optical connector for connecting an active optical element to an optical fiber unit via an alignment sleeve capable of receiving the optical fiber unit, the receptacle including a housing having at least two halves and an optical component in which the active optical element is mounted in alignment with the alignment sleeve, wherein, upon assembling of the housing halves into the housing, the housing holds the optical component between opposing sides of the housing halves.
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