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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
May. 18, 2009
Kevin J. Thorson, Eagan, MN (US);
Roger J. Karnopp, Eagan, MN (US);
Gregory M. Drexler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Kevin J. Thorson, Eagan, MN (US);
Roger J. Karnopp, Eagan, MN (US);
Gregory M. Drexler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber connector and a method of forming an optical fiber connector are described where the optical fiber connector has low eccentricity tolerance at each end of the connector. Optical interconnection can be made at both ends of the connector, with the low eccentricity tolerance at each end providing improved light transmission at each interconnection. The connector is formed by using two commercially available, off-the-shelf connector members. Each connector member has a first end with a low eccentricity tolerance and a second end that allows for a fiber optic cable termination. The two connectors are connected together back-to-back, so that the second ends face each other and the first ends are disposed at opposite ends of the connector. The size of the connector can also be easily adjusted to make it shorter or longer.