SIMPLIFIED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING LENSES AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

SIMPLIFIED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING LENSES AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

Disclosed are optical connectors having lenses along with methods for making the same. In one embodiment, the optical connector includes a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides, and a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurali...

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Hauptverfasser: KNECHT, Dennis Michael, LUTHER, James Phillip, ISENHOUR, Micah Colen
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:Disclosed are optical connectors having lenses along with methods for making the same. In one embodiment, the optical connector includes a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides, and a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurality of lenses at a front portion of the connector body. The fiber body attaches to the connector body and may align a plurality of optical fibers to the lenses at the front portion of the connector body. One embodiment has the fiber body configured as a crimp body with a barrel at a rear portion for attaching a fiber optic cable.