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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2003
David Healy, Stowmarket, GB;
Martyn Owen, Diss, GB;
Paul Wilton, Ipswich, GB;
Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical fiber communication component (), and particularly a connector receptacle () for connecting to a connector plug () having an optical fiber () mounted within a projecting cylindrical ferrule. The connector receptacle () comprises a housing () that has a passageway () with an entrance for receiving the ferrule (). A split sleeve clamp () is seated within the passageway () and has an opening oriented towards the entrance for receiving the projecting ferrule (). A hollow sleeve () having a cylindrical outer surface () and an axially extending open channel (), is gripped by the split sleeve clamp to define the diameter of the opening to the clamp. The open channel () extends along the longitudinal axis () of the passageway () to allow optical radiation () to be transmitted through the channel () to/from said connector plug ().