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Fiber optic connector having main connector body and plurality of removable sub-connectors

A fiber optic connector and main connector technology, applied in the direction of instruments, optics, light guides, etc., can solve the problems of increasing equipment volume and complexity

Active Publication Date: 2017-08-29
CORNING OPTICAL COMM LLC
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This solution increases the size and complexity of the equipment and introduces an additional fiber optic connection in the channel, which adds another optical splice point contributing to the optical insertion loss of the network

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[0026] Embodiments of the present disclosure include fiber optic connectors that include a main connector body including a plurality of removable sub-connectors retained therein. Each sub-connector includes a ferrule for holding a pair of optical fibers. For example, each ferrule may include a transmit / receive optical fiber pair. Each optical fiber held in each ferrule of the plurality of sub-connectors is optically connected to the fiber optic receptacle when the main connector body of the fiber optic connector is inserted into the receptacle. In this way, fiber optic connectors can connect and disconnect multiple fibers at once, similar to MPO or other multi-fiber connectors. In addition, individual sub-connectors can be removed, rearranged and replaced within the main connector body without disturbing the optical connections of other sub-connectors, similar to using breakouts with LC duplex or other duplex connectors A regular network of fiber optic cable assemblies. Thu...

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A fiber optic connector comprising a main connector body having a plurality of removable sub-connectors retained therein is disclosed. Each sub-connector has a ferrule for retaining a pair of optical fibers, such as a transmit / receive pair for example. When the main connector body of the fiber optic connector is inserted into a receptacle, each of the optical fibers retained in each ferrule of the plurality of sub-connectors is optically connected to the fiber optic receptacle. In this manner, the fiber optic connector can connect and disconnect a plurality of optical fibers in the sub-connectors at the same time. Additionally, individual sub-connectors can be removed, rearranged and replaced, without disturbing the optical connections of the other sub-connectors. This arrangement thus eliminates the need for breakout cables or other bulky solutions to convert between different multi-fiber and duplex applications.

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[0001] priority application [0002] This application claims priority under the Patents Act to US Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 537,213, filed November 10, 2014, the contents of which are the basis for this document and are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Background technique [0003] The present disclosure relates generally to fiber optic connectors, and more particularly, to fiber optic connectors having a main connector body and a plurality of removable sub-connectors. The main connector body secures and aligns the removable sub-connector and can be coupled with a suitable interface such as a socket, adapter or conversion assembly. [0004] Advantages of utilizing optical fiber include extremely wide bandwidth and low noise operation. Because of these advantages, optical fibers are increasingly used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, broadband voice, video, and data transmission. Fiber optic networks using fiber optics are b...

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IPC IPC(8): G02B6/38
CPCG02B6/3821G02B6/3825G02B6/3879G02B6/3885G02B6/3893G02B6/4246G02B6/4292G02B6/406
Inventor 迈克尔·德容
Owner CORNING OPTICAL COMM LLC