OPTICAL FIBER ALIGNMENT MECHANISMS

OPTICAL FIBER ALIGNMENT MECHANISMS

An optical fiber alignment mechanism (100) operates to align optical fibers (102). The mechanism can include a key element (120, 130) arranged on the cladding (112) of an optical fiber (102). The key element (120, 130) can engage with a corresponding element of another optical fiber (102) to align t...

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Hauptverfasser: BERVOETS, Marc Eugène, SCHOUTEDEN, Marc, VERHEYDEN, Danny Willy August, WATTÉ, Jan, VERSCHRAEGEN, Peter
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
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Zusammenfassung:An optical fiber alignment mechanism (100) operates to align optical fibers (102). The mechanism can include a key element (120, 130) arranged on the cladding (112) of an optical fiber (102). The key element (120, 130) can engage with a corresponding element of another optical fiber (102) to align the cores (108) of the mating optical fibers. The key element (120) of an optical fiber (102) can also be inserted into a corresponding keyway (226) of a fiber alignment hole (222) of a ferrule (200) such that the optical fiber (102) is oriented properly within the ferrule (200).