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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Klaas Cornelis Jan Wijbrans, Eindhoven, NL;
Gerhardus Wilhelmus Lucassen, Eindhoven, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Christian Reich, Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes Antonius Van Rooij, Eindhoven, NL;
Jaap Knoester, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical fiber connector for mating a first group of one or more optical fibers () with one or more corresponding optical fibers in a second group of one or more optical fibers (). The optical fiber connector includes a shutter (), which prevents the ingress of debris into the connector, and provides an optical reference surface with which to calibrate optical fibers that are inserted into the connector. The optical fiber connector finds application in the general optical fiber field, and more particularly finds application in the medical field in which it may be used to connect optical fibers in a photonic needle application.