Patent ID: 9739948
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A lens-equipped connector comprising a ferrule holding optical fibers and a lens array fixed to the ferrule, wherein the ferrule has a rear end and a front end, an opening that is formed in the rear end and communicates with fiber holding holes that are formed from the rear end toward the front end and hold the optical fibers, and first connection parts which are formed at the front end and to which the lens array is connected, and the lens array has a rear face including an incident plane that receives light from the optical fibers, and a surface including an outgoing plane from which the light from the optical fibers is emitted, lenses receiving the light from the optical fibers, and second connection parts connected to the first connection parts, the lenses and the second connection parts being formed on the rear face, a flat face from which the light from the optical fibers is emitted, and third connection parts connected to an opposite connector, the flat face and the third connection parts being formed on the surface, and wherein the rear face and the front end have abutting faces that come in contact with each other to determine a separation distance between the lenses and the front end; and an open part is formed between the rear face and the front end to introduce an adhesive fixing the ferrule and the lens array between the rear face and the front end.