Optical coupling element
CA 2060424 C · Owner: Siecor Corporation · Inventors: Saravanos, Costas; Li, Ming-Jun
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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 diameter no more than six times the core diameter and a refractive index less than the core refractive index, and an outer cladding having a refractive index greater than the inner cladding refractive index and less than or equal to the ferrule refractive index. A length of the outer cladding is in intimate contact with the ferrule. A rearward part of the ferrule passage may have an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the fiber stub, and a plastic plug having a through passage for …
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- Filed January 31, 1992 and granted December 7, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 31, 2012.
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