| 摘要 |
<p>An alignment and retention device (10) for optical transmission fibers having an optical lens (44) with a forwardly directed curved surface (46) molded to a rearward extension (50). The extension has an upper portion (52) and a lower portion (54) separated by a vee-shaped gap (108), each portion having a longitudinally extending vee-shaped groove (104,106) for aligning and supporting an optical fiber (64). The lens and rearward extension are fashioned from a single piece of plastic with an abutment means (58) comprised of a vertical stop (60) at an interface therebetween. A focal point of the lens is located at the abutment means and a retention means (70) securely retains the optical lens while a clamping means (72) surrounds the retention means forcing the upper and lower portions together for capturing the optical fiber within the vee-shaped gap providing forward an lateral fiber alignment without using an index matching adhesive.</p> |
