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US 2015/0030286 A1Published application
Optical coupler, photoelectric convertor and optical coupling connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorI-THUN LIN
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Abstract
An optical coupler connector and a photoelectric convertor use an optical coupler to coupler light beams emitted from the light emitters to optical fibers or to couple light beams coming from optical fibers to light receivers. The optical coupler includes a main body and an insertion member that can be releasably connected with the main body, and the optical coupler can use various optical paths.
Claims19
An optical coupler comprising:
- a main body, the main body comprising:
- a first optical surface;
- a first inclined surface inclined substantially 45 degrees relative to the first optical surface;
- a second optical surface substantially perpendicular to the first optical surface;
- a number of first convergent lenses formed on the first optical surface;
- a number of second convergent lenses formed on the second optical surface, the second convergent lenses each spatially corresponding with one of the first convergent lenses;
- an insertion member, the insertion member releasably connected with the main body, the insertion member having a refractive index the same as that of the main body, the insertion member comprising a second inclined surface and a third optical surface, the second inclined surface releasably attached to the first inclined surface, the third optical surface substantially parallel to the first optical surface;
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- a number of third convergent lenses formed on the third optical surface, the third convergent lenses each spatially corresponding with one of the first convergent lenses.
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A photoelectric convertor comprising:
- an optical coupler comprising:
- a main body, the main body comprising:
- a first optical surface;
- a first inclined surface inclined substantially 45 degrees relative to the first optical surface;
- a second optical surface substantially perpendicular to the first optical surface;
- a number of first convergent lenses formed on the first optical surface;
- a number of second convergent lenses formed on the second optical surface, the second convergent lenses each spatially corresponding with one of the first convergent lenses;
- an insertion member, the insertion member releasably connected with the main body (10), the insertion member having a refractive index the same as that of the main body, the insertion member comprising a second inclined surface and a third optical surface, the second inclined surface releasably attached to the first inclined surface, the third optical surface substantially parallel to the first optical surface;
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- a number of third convergent lenses formed on the third optical surface, the third convergent lenses each spatially corresponding with one of the first convergent lenses;
- a number of light emitters;
- a number of light receivers;
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- a circuit board, the light emitters and the light receivers electrically connected to the circuit board, the optical coupler positioned on the circuit board, the light emitters and the light receivers each being aligned with one of the first convergent lenses.
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An optical coupling connector comprising:
- an optical coupler comprising:
- a main body, the main body comprising:
- a first optical surface;
- a first inclined surface inclined substantially 45 degrees relative to the first optical surface;
- a second optical surface substantially perpendicular to the first optical surface;
- a number of first convergent lenses formed on the first optical surface;
- a number of second convergent lenses formed on the second optical surface, the second convergent lenses each spatially corresponding with one of the first convergent lenses;
- an insertion member, the insertion member releasably connected with the main body, the insertion member having a refractive index the same as that of the main body, the insertion member comprising a second inclined surface and a third optical surface, the second inclined surface releasably attached to the first inclined surface, the third optical surface substantially parallel to the first optical surface;
- a number of third convergent lenses formed on the third optical surface, the third convergent lenses each spatially corresponding with one of the first convergent lenses;
- a number of light emitters;
- a number of light receivers;
- a circuit board, the light emitters and the light receivers electrically connected to the circuit board, the optical coupler positioned on the circuit board, the light emitters and the light receivers each being aligned with one of the first convergent lenses;
- a number of first optical fibers each corresponding with one of the second convergent lenses;
- a number of second optical fibers each corresponding with one of the third convergent lenses.
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