Fiber optic connector terminator
AssigneeAster Co., Ltd.
InventorsMichael C. Corke, Frederick J. Gillham, Andong Hu, Wayne Moore
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Abstract
A terminator for use with an optical fiber access port structure that supports an optical fiber having an optical end face exposed to communicate with a like end face of another fiber, the terminator comprising a pig-tail-free compact supporting body carrying within itself light-absorbing means and shaped to removably interfit with the access port structure to present the light-absorbing means in light transferring relationship to the exposed end of said optical fiber at the port in manner to absorb incident light from the fiber end face and prevent back-reflection.
Claims14
A terminator for use with an optical fiber access port structure, said access port structure supporting an optical fiber having an optical end face exposed for the purpose of communicating with a like end face of another fiber,
- said terminator comprising;
- a. A supporting body providing means to removably interfit said terminator with said access port structure;
- b. A means contained within said supporting body for transferring optical power from said access port exposed optical face to a light absorbing means;
- c. A light absorbing means contained within said supporting body said light absorbing means effectively terminating said means of transferring optical power in manner to absorb incident light from said fiber end face and prevent back-reflection;
- wherein optical power is conducted from said access port exposed optical face, through said means of transferring optical power, to said means of absorbing said optical power.
A terminator for use with an optical fiber access port structure, said access port structure supporting an optical fiber having an optical end face exposed for the purpose of communicating with a like end face of another fiber,
- said terminator comprising;
- a. a mechanical body formed to removably place and hold a soft, optically absorbent polymer in contact with said port fiber end face;
- b. an optically absorbent polymer having index of refraction chosen to minimize back reflection from the interface between said end face of said port fiber and said polymer;
- wherein light is conducted from said end face of said port fiber directly into said absorbent polymer and therein is dissipated by optical absorption preventing back-reflection of optical power from said end face of said port fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.