Patent ID: 6594418
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A fiber optic device having a longitudinal axis, comprising:a first sub-housing disposed on the longitudinal axis and having first and second end faces, the first end face defining a first plane parallel to a first transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first plane being non-parallel to i) the longitudinal axis and ii) a second transverse axis perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis and the first transverse axis, the second end face defining a second plane parallel to the second transverse axis, the second plane being non-parallel to i) the longitudinal axis and ii) the first transverse axis; a second sub-housing disposed on the longitudinal axis and having a third end face parallel to the first end face, the third end face being fitted to the first end face; and a third sub-housing disposed on the longitudinal axis and having a fourth end face parallel to the second end face, the fourth end face being fitted to the second end face of the first sub-housing.