| 摘要 |
The optical fiber connector of the present invention includes a housing having a ferrule receiving passageway and a lens receiving portion which is disposed on the front end portion of this ferrule receiving passageway. A central axis is coaxial with the central axis of the ferrule receiving passageway. A spherical lens is fastened to the lens receiving portion and a ferrule is inserted into the ferrule receiving passageway from the rear side and is incorporated with an optical fiber whose front end surface is perpendicular to the central axis. A transparent block having a refractive index that is substantially the same as the refractive indices of the lens and optical fiber is disposed between the lens and the ferrule so that this block contacts the lens, the ferrule, and the optical fiber. A refractive index matching agent having a refractive index substantially the same as the refractive indices of the lens and optical fiber is applied around the contact point between the lens and the block and around the contact surface between the ferrule and the block. The thickness of the block in the direction of beam transmission is set to be the same as the distance to the focal point from the end surface of the lens.
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