RECEPTACLE,PLUG AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR

摘要

A receptacle adapted for connection in tight fit with an optical connector plug having a protective guide member surrounding a ferrule accommodating an optical fiber therein and spaced away from the outer circumference of the ferrule. The receptacle comprises at least a first supporting member having a hollow passage capable of receiving the ferrule, and a second supporting member spaced from the first supporting member for receiving and supporting the protective guide member of the ferrule. The plug comprises at least a ferrule containing an optical fiber therein and adapted to be received in the hollow passage of the first supporting member of the receptacle, and a protective guide member surrounding the ferrule at a position spaced away from the outer circumference of the ferrule and adapted to be received in the space between the first and second supporting members of the receptacle.