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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2019
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical connection componentincludes an optical fiberhaving a bent portion BA, and a fiber fixing part. The optical fiberincludes a glass fiberand a resin coating. The fiber fixing partincludes an optical array memberand a protective resin. A distal end of the glass fiberand an end surface of the optical array memberform a reference surface S. The bent portion BA is formed in a region including the exposed glass fiber. A predetermined section in a region C, which continues from the bent portion BA on a side opposite to an end portion of the optical fibersupported by the fiber fixing partwith the bent portion BA interposed therebetween, is inclined to approach the reference surface S while going away from the bent portion BA.