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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/382 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/38 (2013.01); G02B 6/3847 (2013.01); G02B 6/3853 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ferrule structure includes: a ferrule body including a guide hole that accepts insertion of a guide pin, and a fiber hole that accepts insertion of an optical fiber and that is disposed in an opening surface of the ferrule body; and a lens plate including a guide hole that accepts insertion of the guide pin, a lens part, and an abutment surface that abuts an endface of the optical fiber. A recess is disposed in at least one of the ferrule body and the lens plate. A matching material filling gap, that is to be filled with a refractive index matching material, is formed with the recess, between the opening surface of the ferrule body and the abutment surface of the lens plate.