Optical fiber connector apparatus and method
CA 2096634 A1 · Owner: Whitcomb, Eugene R. · Inventors: Whitcomb, Eugene R.; Soulard, Roger R.
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A connector provides alignment between an electro-optic device and an optical fiber of an optical fiber cable. The connector employs a holding member for removably retaining the working end of the optical fiber and an electro-optic device aligned with each other for communication therebetween. The holding member has a cavity in one side wall in which the device is removably retained and, a channel, from an opposite side wall to the base of the cavity in which the optical fiber is positioned. The channel is of varying diameter, and includes a cavity facing end having a diameter which is sufficient to accommodate the optical fiber but which is smaller than the outer diameter optical fiber …
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- Filed September 24, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 24, 2011.
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