Patent ID: 11966087
Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A ferrule structure comprising:
lens units each attached to an end part of a respective optical fiber, wherein a sheath of the optical fiber has been removed at the end part; and
a ferrule that:
comprises unit holes into which the lens units are inserted, and
optically connects the optical fiber with another optical component,

wherein each of the lens units comprises:
a lens part molded from a resin that transmits an optical signal;
an abutment part that abuts against an end face of the optical fiber,
a fiber hole that aligns the optical fiber with the lens part when the end part of the optical fiber is inserted and fixed in the fiber hole, and
a flange part having a diameter greater than a diameter of the unit holes of the ferrule,

wherein the ferrule further comprises a step part that contacts the flange part of each of the lens units and aligns the ferrule and the lens units.