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US 7,153,039 B2Granted
Connection of optical waveguides to optical devices
AssigneeFirecomms Limited
InventorsBrian McGarvey, Thomas Moriarty
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Abstract
An optical assembly has a socket for receiving a fiber termination ferrule. A PIN diode is on a lead frame encapsulated in a transparent body. As a fiber ferrule is pushed into the socket the electronic output from the diode is monitored to determine optimum insertion distance.
Claims19
An optical assembly for connection to a fiber termination, the optical assembly comprising:
- a body,
- a blind socket in the body to receive a fiber termination, said blind socket having an end face, and
- an optical device supported by the body in a fixed position in relation to the socket,
- the body including a vent for excess fiber-bonding epoxy during insertion of a fiber into the blind socket, said vent extending from the end face of the blind socket for at least some of a length of the blind socket to form a reservoir for holding the excess epoxy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.