DE68924862D1 - Glasfaserkupplung. - Google Patents

Glasfaserkupplung.

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Publication number: DE68924862D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: glass fiber; fiber coupling; coupling; glass; fiber
Prior art date: 1988-03-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

DE68924862T

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

DE68924862T2 (de

Inventor

George M Alameel

Rodney W Hammond

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

AT&T Corp

Original Assignee

American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1988-03-31

Filing date

1989-03-16

Publication date

1996-01-04

1989-03-16 Application filed by American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc filed Critical American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc

1996-01-04 Publication of DE68924862D1 publication Critical patent/DE68924862D1/de

1996-07-04 Application granted granted Critical

1996-07-04 Publication of DE68924862T2 publication Critical patent/DE68924862T2/de

2009-03-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
- G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
- G02B6/3826—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape
- G02B6/3831—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape comprising a keying element on the plug or adapter, e.g. to forbid wrong connection
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
- G02B6/3851—Ferrules having keying or coding means
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/389—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets, e.g. screw- or nut-lock, snap-in, bayonet type
- G02B6/3891—Bayonet type
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)

DE68924862T 1988-03-31 1989-03-16 Glasfaserkupplung. Expired - Fee Related DE68924862T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US07/175,719 US4881792A (en)	1988-03-31	1988-03-31	Self-adjusting optical fiber connector assembly

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE68924862D1 true DE68924862D1 (de)	1996-01-04
DE68924862T2 DE68924862T2 (de)	1996-07-04

Family

ID=22641369

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE68924862T Expired - Fee Related DE68924862T2 (de)	1988-03-31	1989-03-16	Glasfaserkupplung.

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4881792A (de)
EP (1)	EP0335531B1 (de)
DE (1)	DE68924862T2 (de)
ES (1)	ES2080741T3 (de)

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1988
- 1988-03-31 US US07/175,719 patent/US4881792A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1989
- 1989-03-16 DE DE68924862T patent/DE68924862T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-03-16 EP EP89302594A patent/EP0335531B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-03-16 ES ES89302594T patent/ES2080741T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES2080741T3 (es)	1996-02-16
EP0335531A3 (de)	1992-04-08
EP0335531A2 (de)	1989-10-04
US4881792A (en)	1989-11-21
EP0335531B1 (de)	1995-11-22
DE68924862T2 (de)	1996-07-04

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE68924862D1 (de)	1996-01-04	Glasfaserkupplung.
DE69021487D1 (de)	1995-09-14	Faseroptische Verbindungsanordnung.
DE58907498D1 (de)	1994-05-26	Lichtwellenleiter-Steckverbindung.
DE3886935D1 (de)	1994-02-17	Optisches koppelelement.
DE3886583D1 (de)	1994-02-10	Faseroptischer Koppler.
DE68903825D1 (de)	1993-01-21	Optisches fluorphosphatglas.
DE3786828D1 (de)	1993-09-09	Faseroptischer verbinder.
DE3888330D1 (de)	1994-04-14	Optischer Wellenleiter.
DE3880013D1 (de)	1993-05-13	Faseroptisches daempfungsglied.
DE3785245D1 (de)	1993-05-13	Optischer fiberverbinder.
DE69019354D1 (de)	1995-06-14	Optischer Faserkreisel.
FI893190A0 (fi)	1989-06-29	Foerbaettringar beroerande fibrer.
DE3854175D1 (de)	1995-08-24	Fiberoptischer Adapter.
NO884060L (no)	1989-03-20	Optiske fiberstrukturer.
DE58909541D1 (de)	1996-02-08	Optoelektronisches Koppelsystem
DE3750283D1 (de)	1994-09-01	Infrarot-Lichtleitfaser.
NO895279L (no)	1990-06-29	Optisk fiber.
FI882235A0 (fi)	1988-05-12	Elektricitet ledande kolbeklaedda fibrer.
FI883510A0 (fi)	1988-07-26	Sjoekabelledning foer telekommunikation omfattande optiska fibrer.
DE69018616D1 (de)	1995-05-18	Faseroptischer koppler.
DE69014493D1 (de)	1995-01-12	Faseroptischer Kuppler.
NO902872D0 (no)	1990-06-27	Optisk fiber.
DE69007034D1 (de)	1994-04-07	Optischer Faserkreisel.
DE69010810D1 (de)	1994-08-25	Optischer Faserkreisel.
FI874781A0 (fi)	1987-10-30	Kopparbeklaedda fibrer.

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1996-12-19	8364	No opposition during term of opposition
2005-01-05	8339	Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee