The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Renichi Yuguchi

Hiroshi Matsuura

Takashi Shigematsu

Katsuki Suematsu

Takashi Shigenaga

Masato Shiino

Shinichi Matsumoto

Jun Yamakawa

Koji Seo

Naoko Shimoji

Yuichi Obara

Shigeru Tachigami

Sinichiro Nakai

An optical module including first and second lens housings that individually receive first and second lenses; first and second optical fiber housings that individually receive end portions of optical fibers; first and second guide pins for positioning the first and second lens housings and the first and second optical fiber housings, with the first and second lens housings abutted against each other at their inner end faces and disposed between the first and second optical fiber units so as to be abutted thereto; two first positioning members provided between the first optical fiber housing and the first lens and between the second optical fiber housing and the second lens, respectively; and a second positioning member disposed between the first and second lenses.

Optical module

An optical module includes first and second fiber units that hold end portions of first and second optical fibers, and first and second collimators disposed between these fiber units and having first and second lenses, respectively. End faces of the first and second optical fibers are disposed on imaginary circumferences on the end faces of the first and second fiber units. Laser light beams from the end face of the first optical fiber are collimated by the first lens and then focused by the second lens, and enter the end face of the second optical fiber that is disposed diametrically opposite to the first optical fiber with respect to the center axis of the optical module.

Optical module, and multi-core optical collimator and lens housing therefor

An optical connector for making connection with a connecting partner side and releasing this connection is provided. The optical connector has an optical connector housing. The optical connector housing is formed by inserting a slider into a base end wall of an arm side member so as to be freely advanced and retreated. A cam following face is formed on an inner wall face of an arm portion of the arm side member. A claw portion is formed on a tip side of the arm portion. An opening angle driving cam member is connected to a tip side of the slider. A ferrule is arranged between the arm portions on a forward side of the opening angle driving cam member. When the slide is moved backward, the opening angle driving cam member is moved backward and is operated to angularly open the arm portion through the cam following face. This opening angle state is maintained by making the opening angle driving cam member abut on a stationary face of the cam following face. The claw portion is dislocated from an engaging position with the connecting partner side by the angular opening of the arm portion so that the connection of the optical connector is released.

Optical connector

A connecting section for optical fiber cables which has multicore connectors respectively mounted simultaneously on a plurality of optical fiber core wires led from the end of the cable sheath of one optical fiber cable and on a plurality of optical fiber core wires led from the end of the cable sheath of the other optical fiber cable, housings respectively projected toward the ends of the cable sheaths and mounted on the outer peripheral surfaces of the ends of the cable sheaths for containing the optical fiber core wires with the multicore connectors and a spring for applying a force for butting the optical fiber core wires to the multicore connectors to hold the connectors in the ends of the housings so that the connecting ends of the multicore connectors are opposed in such a manner that the optical fiber core wires are simultaneously optically connected and that the housings are connected through an adapter formed over the outer peripheral surfaces of the ends thereof and fittings for securing the outer peripheral surfaces of the ends thereof. Thus, the connecting section can efficiently conduct the connecting works and reduce in size thereof.

Connecting section for optical fiber cable

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Tokyo, Japan

Renichi Yuguchi