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US 2013/0170795 A1Published application
Optical coupler
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorKAI-WEN WU
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Abstract
An optical coupler includes a male port and a female port. The male port includes a first main body, a first optical fiber, and a male port lens unit. The male port lens unit includes a first base body, a first male port lens coupling with the first optical fiber, and a second male port lens. The first base body includes a male port reflecting sidewall. The female port includes a second main body, a second optical fiber, and a female port lens unit. The female port lens unit includes a second base body, a first female port lens coupling with the second optical fiber, and a second female port lens coupling with the second male port lens. The second base body includes a female port reflecting surface parallel with the male port reflecting sidewall.
Claims20
An optical coupler, comprising:
- a male port comprising a first main body, at least one connecting portion, at least one first optical fiber, and a male port lens unit, the at least one connecting portion protruding from the first main body, the at least one first optical fiber being inserted into the first main body, the male port lens unit comprising a first base body, at least one first male port lens and at least one second male port lens, both the at least one first male port lens and the at least one second male port lens being mounted on the first base body, the first base body being mounted on the first main body, the first base body comprising a male port reflecting sidewall, the at least one first male port lens and the at least one second male port lens being positioned at a same side of the male port reflecting sidewall, the at least one first male port lens being coupled with the at least one first optical fiber, the at least one second male port lens being configured to transmit optical signals to the male port reflecting sidewall, and the male port reflecting sidewall being configured to reflect the optical signals to the at least one first optical fiber via the at least one first male port lens;
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- a female port comprising a second main body, at least one second optical fiber, and a female port lens unit, the second main body defining at least one latching groove correspondingly positioned relative to the at least one connecting portion, the at least one second optical fiber being inserted into the second main body, the female port lens unit comprising a second base body, at least one first female port lens and at least one second female port lens, both the at least one first female port lens and the at least one second female port lens being mounted on the second base body, the second base body being mounted on the second main body, the second base body comprising a female port reflecting surface parallel with the male port reflecting sidewall, the at least one first female port lens and the at least one second female port lens being positioned at a same side of the female port reflecting surface, the at least one first female port lens being coupled with the at least one second optical fiber, the at least one second female port lens being coupled with the at least one second male port lens, the at least one first female port lens being configured to transmit optical signals from the at least one second optical fiber to the female port reflecting surface, and the female port reflecting surface being configured to reflect the optical signals to the at least one second male port lens via the at least one first female port lens.
A male port, comprising:
- a first main body;
- at least one connecting portion protruding from the first main body;
- at least one first optical fiber being inserted into the first main body;
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- a male port lens unit comprising a first base body, at least one first male port lens and at least one second male port lens, both the at least one first male port lens and the at least one second male port lens being mounted on the first base body, the first base body being mounted on the first main body, the first base body comprising a male port reflecting sidewall, the at least one first male port lens and the at least one second male port lens being positioned at a same side of the male port reflecting sidewall, the at least one first male port lens being coupled with the at least one first optical fiber, the at least one second male port lens being configured to transmit optical signals to the male port reflecting sidewall, and the male port reflecting sidewall being configured to reflect the optical signals to the at least one first optical fiber via the at least one first male port lens.
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A female port, comprising:
- a second main body defining at least one latching groove;
- at least one second optical fiber being inserted into the second main body;
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- a female port lens unit comprising a second base body, at least one first female port lens and at least one second female port lens, both the at least one first female port lens and the at least one second female port lens being mounted on the second base body, the second base body being mounted on the second main body, the second base body comprising a female port reflecting surface, the at least one first female port lens and the at least one second female port lens being positioned at a same side of the female port reflecting surface, the at least one first female port lens being coupled with the at least one second optical fiber, the at least one first female port lens being configured to transmit optical signals from at least one the second optical fiber to the female port reflecting surface, and the female port reflecting surface being configured to reflect the optical signals to the at least one first female port lens.
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