发明名称 |
V-groove adapters for interconnecting optical conductors |
摘要 |
A V-groove adapter for interconnecting optical conductors includes V-grooves that are precisely aligned with respect to one another to provide a desired alignment of the respective cores of the optical conductors received within the respective V-grooves. By controlling the widths of the respective V-grooves and the axial alignment of the V-grooves with respect to one another, the cores of the optical conductors received within the respective V-grooves can be coaxially aligned or offset by predetermined distance with repeatable precision on the order of 1 mum. The V-grooves are initially fabricated in a monocrystalline material. A metal layer is formed over the V-grooves in order to form an inverse replica of the V-grooves which is used as an insert in an injection mold so that the V-groove adapters can be mass produced using injection molding techniques.
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申请公布号 |
US6402390(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.06.11 |
申请号 |
US19980210923 |
申请日期 |
1998.12.14 |
申请人 |
FITEL USA CORP. |
发明人 |
ANDERSON JERRY M.;SHAHID MUHAMMED A.;STEPHENSON DANIEL L. |
分类号 |
G02B6/26;G02B6/36;G02B6/38;(IPC1-7):G02B6/38 |
主分类号 |
G02B6/26 |
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