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US 2006/0222299 A1Published application
Expanded beam converter for mil-prf-83526/17 optical connector
AssigneeStratos International, Inc.
InventorsRichard Durrant, Mark Krowiak, Mark Waldron
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Abstract
The fiber optic connector includes a bulkhead connector housing, an expanded beam insert body, ferrules, ball lenses, focal length spacers, and a mating plane adapter. The expanded beam insert body is mounted to the bulkhead connector housing. The ferrules, ball lenses, and focal length spacers are mounted on the expanded beam insert body. The mating plane adapter is mountable to the bulkhead connector housing.
Claims22
A device comprising:
- a bulkhead connector housing;
- an expanded beam insert body mounted to the bulkhead connector housing;
- a ferrule mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a ball lens mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a focal length spacer mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a mating plane adapter mountable on the bulkhead connector housing.
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A device comprising:
- a bulkhead connector housing;
- an expanded beam insert body mounted to the bulkhead connector housing;
- a first ferrule mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a second ferrule mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a first ball lens mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a second ball lens mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a first focal length spacer mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a second focal length spacer mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a mating plane adapter mountable on the bulkhead connector housing.
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A fiber optic connector comprising:
- a bulkhead connector housing which conforms to the requirements of MIL-PRF-83526/17;
- an expanded beam insert body mounted to the bulkhead connector housing;
- ferrules mounted in the expanded beam insert body, and wherein the ferrules conform to the requirements of MIL-PRF-29504/16;
- ball lenses mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- focal length spacers mounted in the expanded beam insert body;
- a mating plane adapter mountable on the bulkhead connector housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.