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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Paul Gerhard Halbach, Wuppertal, DE;
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for the connection of an optical fibre via its end, which is provided with a connection piece ( ), to an electro-optical or opto-electrical converter ( ) having a housing ( ), an optical lens ( ) which is inserted in the housing and is accessible with one side from the outside, an apparatus for the conversion of light into electrical signals or vice versa which is arranged in the housing ( ) and an electrical signal output ( ), with, for the improvement of the performance of the system, in particular for the reduction of the damping at the connection point, mechanical connection means ( ) being moulded at the converter housing ( ) through which an optical fibre can be secured at the converter housing ( ) with its end surface lying opposite to the optical lens ( ).