| 摘要 |
A hybrid fiber expanded beam connector and methods for making and using the hybrid fiber expanded beam connector are described herein. Basically, the hybrid fiber expanded beam connector can be used to connect dissimilar fibers such as single mode fibers that have different mode field diameters (MFDs) or different effective areas. In particular, the hybrid fiber expanded beam connector includes a first lensed optical fiber that is optically coupled to a second lensed optical fiber but physically separated from the second lensed optical fiber. The first lensed optical fiber including one type of fiber is capable of expanding a light beam traveling therein and outputting a collimated light beam. The second lensed optical fiber including another type of fiber is capable of receiving the collimated light beam and focusing the received light beam such that the light beam travels from the first lensed optical fiber to the second lensed optical fiber. In a similar manner, the hybrid fiber expanded beam connector can transmit a light beam from the second lensed optical fiber to the first lensed optical fiber.
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