OPTICAL FIBER CABLE CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

An optical fiber connector has, in one embodiment, a body and a light management device. The light management device is operable to manage a plurality of light beams for exchange between a plurality of sets of optical fibers.

主权项

1. An optical fiber connector comprising:
a body extending along an axis, the body configured to receive a plurality of optical fibers so that at least two optical fibers each have an end positioned along the axis, the ends being spaced apart from each other; and a light management device supported by the body and configured to:
receive a first light beam from a first one of the ends;modify the first light beam to produce a first light beam profile;direct the first light beam so as to be receivable by a first corresponding optical fiber of a second optical fiber cable;receive a second light beam from a second one of the ends;modify the second light beam to produce a second light beam profile; anddirect the second light beam so as to be receivable by a second corresponding optical fiber of the second optical fiber cable.