Optical fiber coupler having male port and female port
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorKAI-WEN WU
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Abstract
An optical fiber coupler includes a male port and a female port. The male port includes a main body, the male transmission lens and the male receiving lens positioned on the main body, and a male optical wave guide assembly. The male base board includes at least one male optical wave guide. Each male optical wave guide includes a male first alignment portion and a male second alignment portion. The male first alignment portion is optically coupled with one male receiving lens; and a male second alignment portion has a greater width than that of the male first alignment portion. The structure of the female port is similar to the male port.
Claims19
An optical fiber coupler, comprising:
- a male port comprising:
- a main body comprising a male connecting wall,
- at least one male transmission lens and at least one male receiving lens positioned on the two ends of the male connecting wall;
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- a male optical wave guide assembly comprising a male base board assembled with the male connecting wall, and at least one male optical wave guide comprising a male first alignment portion optically coupled with the at least one male receiving lens, and a male second alignment portion opposite to the male first alignment portion, the width of the male second alignment portion is greater than the width of the male first alignment portion;
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- a female port comprising:
- a base body comprising a female connecting wall,
- at least one female transmission lens and at least one female receiving lens positioned on the two ends of the female connecting wall;
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- a female optical wave guide assembly comprising a female base board assembled with the female connecting wall, at least one female optical wave guide comprising a female first alignment portion optically coupled with the at least one female receiving lens and a female second alignment portion opposite to the female first alignment portion, the width of female second alignment portion is greater than the width of the female first alignment portion,
- wherein the male second alignment portion is optically coupled with one corresponding female transmission lens, and the female second alignment portion is optically coupled with one corresponding male transmission lens when the male port is engaged with the female port.
A male port, comprising:
- a main body comprising a male connecting wall,
- at least one male transmission lens and at least one male receiving lens positioned on the two ends of the male connecting wall;
- a male optical wave guide assembly comprising a male base board assembled with the male connecting wall, and at least one male optical wave guide comprising a male first alignment portion optically coupled with at least one male receiving lens and a male second alignment portion opposite to the male first alignment portion, the width of the male second alignment portion is greater than the width of the male first alignment portion.
A female port, comprising:
- a base body comprising a female connecting wall,
- at least one female transmission lens and at least one female receiving lens positioned on the two ends of the female connecting wall;
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- a female optical wave guide assembly comprising a female base board assembled with the female connecting wall, and at least one female optical wave guide comprising a female first alignment portion optically coupled with one female receiving lens, and a female second alignment portion located opposite to the female first alignment portion, the width of the female second alignment portion is greater than the width of the female first alignment portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.