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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Katsuyoshi Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an optical module, a plug for connecting an optical fiber, or an optical coupler provided with a configuration that permits the connection of an optical fiber without using a ferrule. For this purpose, the optical module, the plug for connecting an optical fiber, or an optical coupler equipped with the same is provided with: a substrate (,); an optical device (,) mounted on the substrate; a connecting optical fiber (,), one end of which is positioned with respect to the optical device, and the distal end of a transmitting optical fiber to be connected is positioned with respect to the other end thereof; and a guide (,) for guiding the distal end of the transmitting optical fiber to be connected. The distal end of the transmitting optical fiber is positioned with respect to the first end of a connecting optical fiber by disposing the distal end of the transmitting optical fiber in the guide.