Title:
FIBER BUNDLE CONNECTOR AND FIBER CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/149012
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This fiber bundle connector 1 comprises a plurality of optical fibers 30 and a ferrule 20 that has a connecting end surface 20a and a fiber bore 21 that extends to the connecting end surface and has the plurality of optical fibers passed therethrough. At least at the connecting end surface, the plurality of optical fibers passed through the fiber bore are closely arranged such that adjacent optical fibers are in contact, and among the closely arranged optical fibers, all of the optical fibers positioned on the outermost periphery are pressed against the inner wall 22 of the fiber bore so as to induce the elasto-plastic deformation of the inner wall.
Inventors:
OZAKI KOHEI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/036054
Publication Date:
August 10, 2023
Filing Date:
September 28, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FUJIKURA LTD (JP)
International Classes:
G02B6/40; G02B6/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2012121320A1 | 2012-09-13 |
Foreign References:
| US5787572A | 1998-08-04 | |||
| US20080069502A1 | 2008-03-20 | |||
| JP2017181791A | 2017-10-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OIKAWA Shu et al. (JP)
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