Title: Multiple optical connector

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Claims: What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In combination, an optical radiation coupler-connector, which comprises:

a main input optical multimode fiber optic bundle transmission bundle,

a main output optical multimode fiber optic bundle transmission bundle,

a main connector formed of an optical radiation transparent dielectric material optically connecting said main input bundle with said main output bundle,

said main connector including a first solid rod with an input end and an output end said input end optically connected to said main input bundle for conducting all of any input radiation to its output end, a second solid rod with an output and input end said output end optically connected with said main output bundle for conducting input radiation to all of said output bundle, a third solid rod having input and output ends, said input end receiving radiation from a portion of the output end of said first solid rod and conducting said received radiation to a portion of the input end of said second rod,

first and second auxiliary optical radiation connectors each having an input and an output end,

optical fiber bundle means optically connected to receive a portion of the output radiation from said first solid rod and transmitting said radiation to said input end of said first auxiliary connector,

optical fiber bundle means optically connected between said input end of said second solid rod and said output end of said second auxiliary connector,

an optical fiber bundle connected between the input end of said first auxiliary bundle and the output end of said second auxiliary bundle,

a plurality of separate optical fiber bundles optically secured to the output end of said first auxiliary optical radiation connector, and

a plurality of separate optical fiber bundles optically secured to the input end of said second auxiliary bundle.

Other info:

Inventors: Milton, A. Fenner (Washington, DC, US)

Application Number: 528536
Filing Date: 1974-11-29
Publication_date: 1976-02-03
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC)
Primary Class(es): 385/44 385/31, 385/51, 385/115
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3874780	Apr, 1975	Love	350/96.
3883217	May, 1975	Love et al.	350/96.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Borchelt, Archie R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Sciascia; R. S., Branning; A. L., Crane; M. L.