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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Seiji Kojima, Hitachi, JP;
Kanako Suzuki, Hitachi, JP;
Seiji Kojima, Hitachi, JP;
Kanako Suzuki, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, an optical connector for optically coupling respective end faces of two optical fiber cables including an optical fiber composed of a core and a cladding and a covering layer covering the optical fiber includes a protection sleeve, a cable insertion tube disposed in the protection sleeve for inserting thereinto and butting the respective end faces of the two optical fiber cables, an uncured refractive index matching material disposed between the protection sleeve and the cable insertion tube, and a supply hole formed in the cable insertion tube for supplying the uncured refractive index matching material to an inside of the cable insertion tube. The cable insertion tube includes a cable receiving room for receiving an end of the two optical fiber cables inserted, a fiber receiving room for receiving the optical fiber, and a covering removal member formed at a boundary of the cable receiving room and the fiber receiving room for removing the covering layer.