Optical fiber connector
AssigneeFox Biosystems NV
InventorsFilip Delport, Jens Jespers
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical fiber connector to position and align an optical fiber into an analytical device, in particular into a bioanalytical device. Also a method for positioning and aligning an optical fiber in such a device is disclosed.
Claims15
An optical fiber connector for positioning and alignment of an optical fiber in a (bio-) analytical device, said optical fiber connector comprising:
- an adaptor body (3) comprising an opening (20) to receive the optical fiber and a connector part (13) being configured to be connected with the (bio-)analytical device, and
- an optical fiber alignment body (2), comprising a base component (5) and a mountable component (4);
- the base component comprising an optical fiber alignment groove (8) in its inner side,
- said optical fiber connector wherein the adaptor body (3) and the base component (5) are single-pieced;
- and characterized in that;
- the mountable component (4) and the base component (5) are configured to cooperate in positioning, alignment and fixation of the optical fiber such that the inner side of the base component and the inner side of the mountable component are oriented towards each other.
The optical fiber connector of any of the preceding claims, wherein the base component comprises one or more guiding means (9);
- preferably at least two guiding means, to guide the mounting of the mountable component on the base component;
- wherein the guiding means are located on each side of the optical fiber alignment groove.
The optical fiber connector of any of the preceding claims wherein the mountable component comprises on its inner side one or more protrusions (15) configured to position, align and fix the optical fiber in the alignment groove (8) of the base component and in the opening (20) of the adaptor body (3).
The optical fiber connector of any of the preceding claims wherein the mountable component comprises a longitudinal recess (16) on its inner side to receive the optical fiber when the mountable component is placed on the base component comprising the optical fiber;
- preferably wherein the longitudinal recess (16) is present on the inner side of both end parts of the mountable component.
The optical fiber connector of any of the preceding claims wherein the adaptor body comprises a fiber receiving part (11) comprising an opening (20) to receive the optical fiber, a flange part (12) and a connector part (13) to connect the fiber connector with the probe of the bioanalytical device.
A combination of an optical fiber connector according to any of the preceding claims and an optical fiber.
Use of an optical fiber connector according to any of the preceding claims for positioning, aligning and fixation of an optical fiber into a bioanalytical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.