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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2001
Toshiaki Kuroha, Yokohama, JP;
Naotoshi Shiokawa, Kamagaya, JP;
Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd., Chiba-ken, JP;
Abstract
An eccentric optical fiber connector ferrule according to the present invention comprises an optical fiber in which a coating at an end thereof is removed to expose the end of the fiber, a metallic coating bonded to a part of a side face at the end of the optical fiber in an axial direction, and a ferrule receiving the end of the optical fiber, to which the metallic coating is bonded, in a central hole, for supporting it while applying a specified eccentricity. By recessing the optical fiber end face of the eccentric optical fiber connector ferrule from the ferrule end face by 0.2 to 2.0 &mgr;m, the damage at the end of the optical fiber can be prevented.