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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Motohiko Yamasaki, Hyogo, JP;
Tadahiko Nakai, Hyogo, JP;
Takeshi Satake, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Hyodo, Hyogo, JP;
Haruo Ooizumi, Hyogo, JP;
Masahiro Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Motohiko Yamasaki, Hyogo, JP;
Tadahiko Nakai, Hyogo, JP;
Takeshi Satake, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Hyodo, Hyogo, JP;
Haruo Ooizumi, Hyogo, JP;
Masahiro Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connector structure (C) includes: an optical fiber () having a laser beam entrance end to which a quartz chip () is integrally connected; a ferrule () into which a portion of the optical fiber () including the quartz chip () is inserted and which holds the portion of the optical fiber; and a receptacle () surrounding the ferrule (), and including a large-diameter hole () formed toward an opening and a small-diameter hole formed toward a back of the receptacle so as to be connected to the large-diameter hole. A front end portion () of the ferrule () is inserted into the small-diameter hole () of the receptacle (), and a back body portion () of the ferrule () is inserted into the large-diameter hole () of the receptacle ().