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Souriau Et Cie

Souriau & Compagnie

Jean-Marie Badoz

Daniel Merceron

Christian Malsot

In order to connect fibers so as to ensure high efficiency of light transmission through connectors, fiber ends must be centered in terminals with a high degree of accuracy. In the proposed connector, each fiber terminal serves as a mold for the injection of a polymer or a fiber-retaining adhesive. A simple geometrical device is employed for centering the fiber end within its terminal, accuracy of centering being ensured solely by the device itself without being dependent on precision-machining of the terminal. The invention is applicable to either single or multiple connectors employed in optical-fiber data-transmission systems.

Optical-fiber connector, centering device and method of manufacture of

A contact element of the self-stripping type, bearing two slots (15) and (17) into which the wires are radially introduced, and an additional radial anchoring slot (19) in the form of an interrupted ring of which the sides are elastic, due to a resilient region (D), and comprise regions (A, B, C) for introducting, shaping and radially anchoring the wire.

Self-stripping contact element for a connector

A contact element to be supported in the insulating block of a connector provided at its rear portion (18), with piercing and anchoring slots (30), and (31), located on a parallelepiped structure with three folds (20), (21), (22), closed by a tenon (26) and a slot (27).

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Suresnes, France

Jean-Marie Badoz