Optical connector with optical fiber
AssigneeFujikura Ltd.
InventorsAkito Nishimura, Takaaki Ishikawa, Kunihiko Fujiwara, Yukio Hayashi
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Abstract
In an optical connector with optical fibers in which silica glass optical fibers with resin coating layers remaining attached are connected in optical fiber openings of a ferrule made from resin, at least a part of the resin coating layer of the optical fiber is glued to an inner face of the optical fiber opening, an outer diameter of the resin coating layer of the optical fiber is less than or equal to 125 μm, and the Young's modulus of the resin coating layer is less than the Young's modulus of the ferrule, and the Young's modulus of the resin coating layer is 1500 to 10000 MPa.
Claims9
An optical connector with optical fibers comprising:
- silica glass optical fibers which are coated with resin coating layers at distal ends of the optical fibers;
- and
- a ferrule made from resin;
- wherein:
- the optical fibers are inserted into optical fiber openings of the ferrule;
- the optical fiber openings are arranged on a connecting end face;
- at least a part of said resin coating layer of said inserted optical fiber is glued to an inner face of said optical fiber opening;
- an outer diameter of said resin coating layer of said optical fiber is less than or equal to 125 μm;
- and
- the Young's modulus of said resin coating layer is less than the Young's modulus of the ferrule, and the Young's modulus of said resin coating layer is 2000 MPa to 10000 MPa.
An optical connector with optical fibers in which silica glass optical fibers are sandwiched and fastened by adhesive between an array substrate having a plurality of optical fiber introducing grooves and a cap section located on the array substrate, wherein:
- parts of said optical fibers, which are placed in said optical fiber introducing grooves, have resin coating layers remaining attached;
- an outer diameter of said resin coating layers of said optical fibers is less than or equal to 125 μm;
- and
- the Young's modulus of said resin coating layers is less than the Young's modulus of said array substrate and the cap, and the Young's modulus of said resin coating layers is 2000 MPa to 10000 MPa.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.