Method for coupling plastic optical fibers
AssigneeAsahi Glass Company, Limited
InventorYoshinobu Tanako
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Abstract
A method for coupling plastic optical fibers and a plastic optical fiber unit are provided by providing a holder, which includes a groove for holding plastic optical fibers in a longitudinal direction; and abutting and coupling opposed end faces of the plastic optical fibers together while causing the holder to apply a lateral pressure to the plastic optical fibers therein to sandwich the plastic optical fibers.
Claims16
A method for coupling plastic optical fibers, comprising:
- providing a holder, which includes a groove for holding plastic optical fibers in a longitudinal direction;
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- abutting and coupling opposed end faces of the plastic optical fibers together while causing the holder to apply a lateral pressure to the plastic optical fibers therein to sandwich the plastic optical fibers.
A plastic optical fiber unit including a coupled portion, the coupled portion formed by providing a holder, which includes a groove for holding plastic optical fibers in a longitudinal direction;
- and abutting opposed end faces of the plastic optical fibers while causing the holder to apply a lateral pressure to the plastic optical fibers therein to sandwich the plastic optical fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.