Connector for optical fibre
AssigneeThomson-CSF
InventorAlfred Paul Hammer
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Abstract
A connector for connecting two optical fibres comprising two bunches of six flexible rods having the same diameter as the fibre and assembled together tangentially, in order to center each of the two optical fibres which are to be connected together, by insertion along the axis of each bunch, the two fibres being secured in position by clamping each bunch by a concentric ring.
Claims9
A connector for connecting two optical fibres, comprising means for centering the free end of each fibre wherein said means are constituted by a bunch of six cylindrical rods made of an elastic material and having the same diameter as the fibres, said rods in the bunch being connected, tangentially in relation to one another and at one of their ends, to an annular support clamping means constituted by a mobile sleeve concentric with the axis of the bunch, being provided in order to effect closing.
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