| 摘要 |
<p>An optical fibre termination is provided by a short length of fibre (41) formed with a coaxial metal coating and with optical end faces. One end (43) of the short coated length (41) is of reduced diameter to facilitate matching with a fibre (45) to be terminated to which the one end (43) is spliced. The splice comprises a resiliently deformable alignment body (49) having a fibre alignment passageway (50) and disposed between support bushings (44,51) having fibre passageways and encased within a crimping sleeve (48). The coated fibre length (42) projects externally of the splice assembly and the fibre (45) to be terminated is abutted with the one end (43) of the coated length within the alignment passageway (50). The crimping sleeve (48) is radially compressed to deform the alignment body (49) about the abutted ends to effect alignment, the support bushings (44,51) constraining the aligmnent body (49) against axial extrusion and being secured during the crimping process by indentation (60). The projecting coated portion (42) may be releasably connected with a complimentary member in a resilient alignment in plug and socket manner.</p> |
