Optical fiber coupling assembly and optical transmitting device having same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorI-Thun Lin
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Abstract
An exemplary optical fiber coupling assembly includes a first optical connector, a second optical connector, and a coupling lens. The first optical connector is configured for receiving a first optical fiber. The second optical connector is configured for receiving a second optical fiber. The coupling lens is positioned in the second optical connector. The coupling lens includes a first optical portion and a second optical portion integrally formed with the first optical portion. The coupling lens is configured for transmitting optical signals between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber through the first optical portion and the second optical portion.
Claims20
An optical fiber coupling assembly, comprising:
- a first optical connector configured for receiving a first optical fiber, the first optical connector comprising:
- a first upper cover defining a first groove in a surface of the first upper cover;
- a first lower cover mounted to the first upper cover, and the first groove facing the first lower cover;
- a first fixing portion fixedly and partially received in the first groove;
- and
- a second fixing portion fixed to the first lower cover and in contact with the first fixing portion;
- and thus the second fixing portion and the first fixing portion cooperatively defining a first fixing hole for fixedly receiving the first optical fiber;
- a second optical connector configured for receiving a second optical fiber, the first optical connector mechanically engaged with the second optical connector;
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- a unitary coupling lens positioned within the second optical connector, the coupling lens comprising a first optical portion optically coupled to the first optical fiber and a second optical portion optically coupled to the second optical fiber, the second optical portion integrally formed with the first optical portion.
An optical transmitting device, comprising:
- a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber aligned with the first optical fiber;
- and an optical fiber coupling assembly, the optical fiber coupling assembly comprising:
- a first optical connector configured for receiving the first optical fiber, the first optical connector comprising:
- a first upper cover defining a first groove in a surface of the first upper cover;
- a first lower cover mounted to the first upper cover, and the first groove facing the first lower cover;
- a first fixing portion fixedly and partially received in the first groove;
- and
- a second fixing portion fixed to the first lower cover and in contact with the first fixing portion;
- and thus the second fixing portion and the first fixing portion cooperatively defining a first fixing hole for fixedly receiving the first optical fiber;
- a second optical connector configured for receiving the second optical fiber, the first optical connector mechanically engaged with the second optical connector;
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- a unitary coupling lens positioned between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber, the coupling lens comprising a first optical portion optically coupled to the first optical fiber and a second optical portion optically coupled to the second optical fiber, the second optical portion integrally formed with the first optical portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.