Framatome Connectors International

Pierre-Yves Le Guen

Fabrice Lecomte

Jean-Max Badeau

The invention relates to a fiber-optic connector (,) comprising a socket (,) and a plug (,) which are intended to be mated in order to join two optical cables. The connector according to the invention includes at least two sealing members, one of them being an interfacial sealing member (,) put under compression when the plug (,) and the socket (,) are being mated.

Fibre-optic connector

In order to simplify operations of cleaning an optical connector (,), especially the female part (,) of the latter, provision is made, upon disconnection, for ferrules (,) set into the female cavities (,) of the socket to be brought flush (,) with the socket by sliding a sleeve (,) which constitutes it. It is demonstrated that, by acting in this way, it is possible to carry out more frequent and simpler cleaning operations on the optical connectors.

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Le Mans, France

Pierre-Yves Le Guen