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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1984
George F DeVeau, Jr, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
Calvin M Miller, Lilburn, GA (US);
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber connector capable of producing very low-loss single-mode fiber connections is disclosed. The connector utilizes two capillary cylinders for holding the fiber ends, and a multiplicity, preferably three, cylindrical alignment rods that provide multi-point support for the cylinders. At least one, preferably two, of the alignment rods carry a 'flat' extending from one end of the rod for a substantial fraction of the length of the rod. The assembly is held together by appropriate means, e.g., a substantially triangular alignment fixture. The presence of antiparallel flat-carrying alignment rods permits simple alignment of the two fiber cores, typically by means of rotation of one or both of the capillary cylinders.