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5259053 Discrete optical receptacle assembly with alignment feature  
A discrete fiber optic receptacle assembly (10) formed of an interlocking main section (30) and end panel section (20) within which one or more active optical devices (50) may be seated and...
5259052 High precision optical fiber connectors  
A duplex fiber optic connector assembly enables mating the fibers of a first multifiber cable with like fibers of a second cable or cables with maximum axial alignment of the respective fiber...
5257335 Single mode optical fiber device including a short lens optical fiber  
An optical terminal structure includes a single mode optical fiber having a short length, and a cylindrical member in which the single mode optical fiber is fixed. The cylindrical member has the...
5253316 Optical contact unit and optical connector using the optical contact unit  
In an optical contact unit and an optical connector using the optical contact unit, the optical contact and other components are integrated into a single unit which is collectively mounted and...
5251279 Optical connector with molded-on resin boot covering distal ends of tension member and sheath of optical fiber  
An optical connector which comprises a ferrule 9, provided on the distal end of an optical fiber cord having a jacketed optical fiber 1 covered by a sheath 3 with a tension member 2 in between, and...
5247595 Device for optical connection of an optical element, for example an optical fiber, with a lens  
A device for optically connecting an optical element, for example an end portion of an optical fibre (2), with a spherical lens (4), comprises a retainer (6) and a connector element (14). The...
5245684 Optical fiber assembly, method of manufacturing the same and optical fiber assembly connection using the same  
An optical fiber assembly is disclosed, which permits reduction of light reflection, suppression of reflected return light and reduction of connection loss and also facilitates its manufacture. The...
5241613 Optical fiber coupling/connector element  
An optical fiber connector element comprises a ferrule and an optical fiber stub secured within a through passage of the ferrule. The optical fiber stub comprises a core, an inner cladding having a...
5239366 Compact laser probe for profilometry  
Optical metrology apparatus, specifically a laser probe (1), includes a frame (10) comprised of a material selected to have a predetermined coefficient of thermal expansion. A beamsplitter (36) is...
5231687 Termination system for optical fibres  
A termination system is provided for use with optical fibre members installed in tubular passageways using a flow of air or other gas. The system comprises a chamber defined by a body having an...
5230032 Abutting tips fiber optic connector and method of making same  
An optical fiber connection system is provided, of the type wherein the front tips (30, 32, FIG. 2) of two optical fibers substantially abut one another, which precisely aligns the two fiber tips...
5228104 Optical connection system and its use in the transmission of video signals  
The optical connection system comprises at least one optical connection element composed of three separate portions A, B, C; the portion A comprises an optical contact of the pump-action optical...
5224186 Optical fiber connector with housing assembly for an assuring complete connection  
An optical connector comprising a first housing for supporting a ferrule, a second housing having a ferrule holder into which the ferrule is inserted with a predetermined frictional resistance, a...
5218657 Optical fiber connecting ferrule including flexible intermediate section  
An optical fiber connecting ferrule according to the present invention comprises head and tail cylindrical sections of relatively large diameter, and an intermediate cylindrical section of...
5216733 Polarization maintaining optical fiber connector including positioning flange and method utilizing same  
This invention presents a method and an apparatus for adjusting the axial orientation angle between the principal axis of a polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) and a ferrule with ease and...
5214732 Optical fiber retention mechanism for securing optical fiber cable  
A fiber cable retention mechanism for securing an optical fiber cable to an optical fiber connector includes a sleeve assembly having a longitudinal axis. The sleeve assembly has an inner...
5210810 Hermaphroditic connector for single fiber optical cable  
A single optical fiber hermaphroditic connector (20) includes a ferrule or plug (90) of a subassembly which terminates an optical fiber (22) of a cable (24) and an end of which is received in a...
5193133 Method of terminating optical fiber utilizing a plastic alignment ferrule with polishing pedestal  
An injection molded plastic fiber alignment ferrule is provided with a polishing pedestal. The ferrule has an opening therethrough for receiving the end of a fiber, which extends beyond the...
5181266 Fiber optical waveguide having an electrically conductive connection  
The invention relates to an optical wave guide having at least one optical fiber, a protective sheath and connection fittings at the ends. In order for charges entering by diffusion to be...
5177806 Optical fiber feedthrough  
An optical fiber feedthrough comprising a glass seal for sealing the optical fiber within a metal sleeve. The fiber is held in a fixed position with respect to the sleeve while a glass solder,...
5168536 High power transmission optical fiber terminus  
An optical fiber connector part (20) has an outer metal sleeve (22) for sliding receipt within an alignment tube (24) and a spacer (26) constructed of a synthetic plastic wedged within the sleeve...
5151961 Ferrule alignment assembly for blind mating optical fiber connector  
An assembly for axially aligning two ferrules comprises a first housing, an alignment sleeve carrier, an alignment sleeve retained within a passage of the alignment sleeve carrier and a nut for...
5151962 Fiber optic cable assemblies for laser delivery systems  
A fiber optic cable assembly in one embodiment includes an optical fiber, a jacket member axially surrounding the fiber, a connector for coupling the fiber to a source of laser radiation, a strain...
5146523 Alveolar connector comprising at least one connection device for fiber optics  
The invention relates to an alveolar connector, comprising male and female connector elements (2,23) having parts provided with aligned sockets suitable for receiving at least one connection device...
5146525 Fiber optic plug connector having optical center adjustment means  
A fiber optic plug connector incorporating an adjustable keying means for maintaining a specific relative adjustment between the engaged fiber optic cable and the body of the connector which is not...
5143531 Hermetic fiber optic-to-metal connection technique  
A glass-to-glass hermetic sealing technique is disclosed which can be used to splice lengths of glass fibers together. A solid glass preform is inserted into the cavity of a metal component which...
5142599 Push-on connector  
A push-on connector of which receptacle unit and plug unit can be coupled and locked by an engagement between a stopper on the receptacle unit and an engaging reentrant portion on the body of the...
5142598 Fiber optic connector having snap ring adjustment means  
A fiber optic connector of the so-called D-4 type incorporating means for incrementally adjusting the fiber core supporting ferrule with respect to an alignment projection which engages a...
5142601 Optical connector and a method for assembling the same  
An optical connector comprises an optical fiber cable including a nylon-coated fiber, a tension member thereon, a sheath covering the nylon-coated fiber and the tension member, a ferrule provided...
5140663 Latching beam mechanism having plug stops for optical connector  
A connector for joining light transmitting fiber cables through a cover (14) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug half connector (6) comprising a plug (8) and a transceiver...
5140660 Optical connector ferrule  
An optical connector ferrule comprising a ferrule base and a cylindrical tip. The ferrule base has a planar end portion extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ferrule, and the...
5131063 Crimp and cleave assembly of an optical connector  
An optical connector comprising, an alignment ferrule 11 receiving a plunger 38 and receiving an insert 35 between the plunger 38 and a constriction 32, the plunger 38 being constructed to receive...
5113464 Method of producing an optical fiber terminus for high temperature use  
A fiber optic terminus is provided in which a deformable material (37), such as an elastomer, is compressed and grips an optical fiber (34) along a substantial length of a terminus body (10). In...
5113476 Light attenuator and process for fabrication thereof  
Disclosed is a light attenuator comprising a stick or rod composed of a light-transmitting material, and a light-attenuating layer composed of a thermoplastic resin and formed on at least one end...
5107536 Fiber optic crimp terminus and method of terminating an optical fiber using same  
An optical fiber terminus is provided in which front and rear connector bodies 15, 22 are provided, each having a bore 16, 35, 36, with a counterbore 17 being formed in the rearward end of said...
5093878 Active device mount with mark prevention, anti-rotation features and method of making same  
An active device mount 1, comprises a body 2 for receiving an optoelectronic device 10 and having a socket 11 for receiving a holder 15 for an optical fiber, an interior and an entrance end of the...
5073046 Connector with floating alignment feature  
A connector for joining light transmitting fiber cables through a cover (14) to a transmitter and/or receiver device (3) comprises a plug connector half (6) and a retention frame (48). The plug...
5071218 Optical connector ferrule  
An optical connector ferrule for positioning and securing an optical fiber such that the optical fiber is joined with a mating optical fiber; the optical fiber connector ferrule being provided with...
5071219 Fiber optic connection system and method  
A fiber-optic connection system comprises three interfitting plastic parts. A two-piece cable terminal includes a cable receiving body and a terminal body. The terminal body has two spaced...
5058983 Fiber optic connector terminator  
A terminator for use with an optical fiber access port structure that supports an optical fiber having an optical end face exposed to communicate with a like end face of another fiber, the...
5054879 Push/pull fiber optic connector  
A fiber optic connector assembly for terminating and connecting fiber optic cables. The assembly comprises a housing, which housing comprises a pair of separable portions which may be locked...
5048917 Optical fiber connector and method with a multi-ferrule structure  
A multi-ferrule structure comprising a plurality of ferrule units each for a single optical fiber. The ferrule units are disposed in contact with an adjacent one(s) in such a way that the...
5029973 Bayonet connector with optical, electrical or fluid uses  
An improved bayonet connector assembly includes a connector nut having a generally cylindrical tubular configuration with a bore extending axially therethrough. In one embodiment the inner surface...
5016970 Ferrule for optical fiber transmitting linearly polarized light and optical fiber connector using this ferrule  
A ferrule for optical fibers transmitting linearly polarized light capable of preventing deterioration and fluctuation of the extinction ratio. The ferrule incorporates at least two paths...
5016968 Duplex optical fiber connector and cables terminated therewith  
A connector (20) for terminating a duplex cable jumper cable (23) which is used for making interconnections in administrative locations of an FDDI system includes a plastic housing (21) having a...
4998795 Reflection-less terminator  
A substantially reflection-less terminator 200,400 for an optical waveguide 102, 106 is disclosed. The termination is especially useful in preventing undesired reflections at the ends of unused...
4994134 Method of making a ferrule having enhanced concentricity  
A method of making a two-layered (ceramic-glass) ferrule having a high degree of concentricity employing the steps of: (a) providing a tubular fixture; (b) inserting a ferrule fixture into a...
4988159 Fiber tailed optoelectronic transducer  
An optoelectronic transducer (1) is connected with a fiber optic tail (22) by providing a casing (3) around the transducer having a flat wall (9) and by providing a termination body (20) on the...
4969924 Electro-optical connector plug  
A connection system which includes fiber optic data links comprises a connector plug at the end of fiber optic cables and a mating header connector which house electro/optical devices and which is...
4925266 Optical sleeve or insert apparatus  
An insert or sleeve is fabricated from a glass-like material as a mica-filled glass and is of a longitudinal tubular configuration having a flat front surface with an aperture for accommodating a...