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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Kazuhito Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuaki Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Maki Ikeji, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kohda, Yokohama, JP;
Eiichiro Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhito Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuaki Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Maki Ikeji, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kohda, Yokohama, JP;
Eiichiro Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/255 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical spliceraccording to an embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of optical fibers, and an optical splice memberhaving a plurality of fiber holesin each of which a portion including one endof each fiberis inserted, and a mode field diameter Win one endof optical fiberis enlarged relative to a mode field diameter Win the other portion of optical fiber