CONNECTOR FOR OPTICAL FIBERS Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC G02B6/38 

FIELD: connection of optical fibers.

SUBSTANCE: connector used for connecting two optical fibers has longitudinal case. Case has first end and second end. Case is provided with channel for fiber, which channel goes along axis from mentioned first end of case to mentioned second end of case. Case is made for reception of mentioned ends of two optical fibers. Case is divided to multiplicity of fingers, which fingers go in longitudinal direction in any end of first and second ends of case. Fingers in first end of case are shifted along circle for preset value from fingers at second end of case. Fingers at first end of case overlap at axial direction fingers at second end for preset value. At least some of fingers have parts in form of harmonicas, where fingers are divided to multiplicity of harmonica-shaped fingers which go in lateral direction. Case is made to be brought into open position to contain mentioned optical fibers in channel for fibers. Case is also made for deformation uniformly after it is brought into mentioned open position. As a result, case is made for perform of sequence which consists in centering of mentioned optical fibers, compression of mentioned optical fibers one against other and clamp of mentioned optical fibers to fix those fibers at preset position. Case is made for application of first stresses in that site of channel for fiber where mentioned optical fibers make contact one with other. Case is also made for application of second stresses close to first and second ends. Mentioned second stresses exceed essentially mentioned first stresses.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of connection; simplicity of usage; good passage of signal among optical fibers.

4 cl, 10 dwg