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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Antonius J Nicia, Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis J Potters, Eindhoven, NL;
Antonius H Tholen, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9618 ;
Abstract
A detachable connector for coupling a pair of optical fibers includes two connector elements detachably connected to a connector holder. Each connector element includes a cylindrical housing, a spherical lens, a disc-shaped fiber holder, means for adjusting the axial displacement of the fiber holder in the housing, and means for adjusting the displacement of the holder perpendicular to the axis. The spherical lens is mounted in a conical bore in the housing, adjacent the fiber holder.