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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Naohiko Moriya, Yokohama, JP;
Yojiro Sano, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Iwamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Naohiko Moriya, Yokohama, JP;
Yojiro Sano, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Iwamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsubishi Pencil Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to facilitate positioning of a collimator lens and an optical fiber while preventing cost increase, provided is an optical collimator having a holder () which has a cylindrical shape and is made of metal; a collimator lens () which is housed in a housing part () formed at an end of the holder (); and an optical fiber () which is inserted via an insertion hole () formed at an opposite end of the holder () and is fixed at a predetermined position. At least one of the collimator lens () and an end surface of the optical fiber () is made to abut to a recess () formed in proximity of the housing part () of the holder () thereby to perform positioning.