OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR

摘要

The present invention relates to an optical fiber connector arrangement that finds application in the general field of optical interconnection. The optical fiber connector arrangement (935) comprises a first optical fiber connector (922) including a first optical fiber (905) and a counterpart optical fiber connector (923) including a counterpart optical fiber (925); wherein the first optical fiber connector (922) is configured to mate with the counterpart optical fiber connector (923). The first optical fiber (905) of the first optical fiber connector (922) has a core diameter D1 and a Numerical Aperture NA1; and the counterpart optical fiber (925) of the counterpart optical fiber connector (923) has a counterpart core diameter D2 and a counterpart Numerical Aperture NA2. At least one of the ratio (D1/D2) or the ratio (NA1/NA2) either exceeds 1.15 or is less than 0.85.

主权项

1. An optical fiber connector arrangement comprising a first optical fiber connectors including:
a body having a bore configured to receive a first optical fiber; a first optical fiber having an end face, and a core that is surrounded by a cladding layer; wherein the cladding layer is surrounded by a buffer layer for at least a portion of the axial extent of the first optical fiber; wherein the first optical fiber is arranged within the bore; and a counterpart optical fiber connector including: a counterpart body having a counterpart bore configured to receive a counterpart optical fiber; a counterpart optical fiber having a counterpart end face, and a counterpart core that is surrounded by a counterpart cladding layer; wherein the counterpart cladding layer is surrounded by a counterpart buffer layer for at least a portion of the axial extent of the counterpart optical fiber; wherein the counterpart optical fiber is arranged within the counterpart bore; wherein the first optical fiber connector is configured to mate with the counterpart optical fiber connector; and wherein: the first optical fiber of the first optical fiber connector has a core diameter D1 and a Numerical Aperture NA1; and wherein the counterpart optical fiber of the counterpart optical fiber connector has a counterpart core diameter D2 and a counterpart Numerical Aperture NA2; wherein the ratio (NA1/NA2) either exceeds 1.15 or is less than 0.85.