Optical fiber connector
AssigneePoint Source Limited
InventorsIan Peter Alcock, Christopher John Wackett, David James Pointer
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector comprising a main body in the form of a manipulator 11 having a throughbore which removably receives a sleeve-like carrier 13 again having a throughbore. The carrier 13 receives removably an optical fibre assembly which is to be coupled to another optical component by means of the connector. The manipulator 11 also includes two pairs of adjustment screws 18a, and 19a which can be used to displace the carrier and optical fibre assembly relative to the longitudinal axis of the manipulator. A polarising element 41 is arranged in the manipulator 11 such that light passing through the connector system will pass through the polarising element 41.
Claims35
A connector system for coupling an optical fibre assembly to an optical component, comprising:
- a connector body having a throughbore adapted to receive an optical fibre assembly in use, the optical fibre assembly is removably retained in the connector body such that it can be repeatedly removed therefrom and reinserted therein, the connector system can be arranged such that one or more discrete rotational orientations of the optical fibre assembly within the connector's throughbore can be identified and arranged;
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- a polarising element for polarising electromagnetic radiation that passes through it located in the throughbore such that electromagnetic radiation passing through the throughbore will pass through the polarising element.
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