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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Brian Mcgarvey, County Cork, IE;
Thomas Moriarty, Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Brian McGarvey, County Cork, IE;
Thomas Moriarty, Cork, IE;
Assignee:
Firecomms Limited, Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical assembly has a socket for receiving a fiber termination ferrule. A PIN diode is on a lead frame encapsulated in a transparent body. As a fiber ferrule is pushed into the socket the electronic output from the diode is monitored to determine optimum insertion distance.