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US 2023/0082843 A1Published application
Optical receptacle and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeFujikura Ltd.
InventorsHau Huu Tran, Satoshi Shida
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Abstract
An optical receptacle includes: a first optical fiber; a second optical fiber connected to the first optical fiber by fusion splice; a ferrule including a fiber hole that holds an end of the first optical fiber; and a housing portion that houses therein: the ferrule, the first optical fiber, and a first portion of the second optical fiber. A fusion splice portion between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber is disposed outside of the ferrule and within the housing portion.
Claims11
An optical receptacle comprising:
- a first optical fiber;
- a second optical fiber connected to the first optical fiber by fusion splice;
- a ferrule comprising a fiber hole that holds an end of the first optical fiber;
- and
- a housing portion that houses therein:
- the ferrule,
- the first optical fiber, and
- a first portion of the second optical fiber, wherein
- a fusion splice portion between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber is disposed outside of the ferrule and within the housing portion.
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A method of manufacturing an optical receptacle, the method comprising:
- connecting a first optical fiber to a second optical fiber by fusion splice;
- preparing a ferrule assembly comprising:
- a ferrule that comprises a fiber hole formed therein;
- and
- a ferrule flange that holds the ferrule;
- inserting an end of the first optical fiber to the fiber hole of the ferrule such that a fusion splice portion between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber is disposed outside of the ferrule and within the ferrule flange;
- and
- attaching a receptacle flange comprising an insertion hole formed therein to the ferrule assembly in which the end of the first optical fiber has been inserted to the fiber hole of the ferrule, wherein an optical connector plug is inserted to the insertion hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.