Optical connector, sleeve, and manufacturing method for sleeve
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorNaoshi Serizawa
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Abstract
An optical connector 21 has sleeves 25 and 25 placed between an optical fiber 40 and reception and transmission modules 26 and 27, wherein the N.A. of each sleeve 25 is larger than the N.A. of the optical fiber 40. A holder 36 forming a part of the sleeve 25 is made of a synthetic resin and can be colored. Further, the sleeve 25 is formed by cutting an optical fiber source line 52, etc.
Claims26
An optical connector comprising:
- an optical fiber;
- a reception module and a transmission module;
- and
- optical connection members capable of providing optical connection of the optical fiber and the reception and transmission modules, the optical connection member being placed between the optical fiber and the reception and transmission modules, respectively, wherein the numerical aperture of at least one of the optical connection members is larger than the numerical aperture of the optical fiber.
An optical connection member placed between an optical fiber and one of a reception module and a transmission module placed in an optical connector and capable of providing optical connection of the optical fiber and one of the reception and transmission module, said optical connection member comprising:
- a light transmission member including a core and a clad having a smaller refractive index than the core;
- and
- a cylindrical holder placed in an outer peripheral margin of the light transmission member,
- wherein said optical connection member has a larger numerical aperture than that of the optical fiber.
A optical connection member placed between an optical fiber and one of a reception module and a transmission module placed in an optical connector and capable of providing optical connection of the optical fiber and one of the reception module and transmission module, said optical connection member comprising:
- a light transmission member including a core and a clad having a smaller refractive index than the core;
- and
- a cylindrical holder placed in an outer peripheral margin of the light transmission member,
- wherein the holder is formed of a synthetic resin material which is a material having a hardness that is lower than the hardness of a receptacle forming a part of the optical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.