Simplified fiber optic connectors having lenses and method for making the same
AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsMicah Colen Isenhour, Dennis Michael Knecht, James Phillip Luther
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Abstract
Disclosed are optical connectors having lenses along with methods for making the same. In one embodiment, the optical connector includes a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides, and a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurality of lenses at a front portion of the connector body. The fiber body attaches to the connector body and may align a plurality of optical fibers to the lenses at the front portion of the connector body. One embodiment has the fiber body configured as a crimp body with a barrel at a rear portion for attaching a fiber optic cable.
Claims41
An optical connector, comprising:
- a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides;
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- a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurality of lenses at a front portion of the connector body, wherein the fiber body attaches to the connector body so that the plurality of lenses are fixed.
A lens-based optical connector, comprising:
- a fiber body configured as a crimp body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides and a barrel at the rear portion;
- a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurality of lenses at a front portion of the connector body along with an entrance at the rear portion, wherein the crimp body attaches to the connector body when received in the entrance of the connector body so that the plurality of lenses are fixed and are not biased by a resilient member;
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- a plurality of optical fibers received in the plurality of fiber guides having respective ends adjacent to the plurality of lenses.
An optical connector, comprising:
- a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides;
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- a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurality of lenses at a front portion of the connector body and an integrated latch, wherein the fiber body attaches to the connector body so that the plurality of lenses are fixed and are not biased by a resilient member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.