Fiber optic connectors and structures for large core optical fibers and methods for making the same

Fiber optic connectors and structures for large core optical fibers and methods for making the same

Fiber optic connectors that can be easily and quickly prepared by the craft for termination and/or connectorization in the field are disclosed. More specifically, the fiber optic connectors (100) disclosed are intended for use with glass optical fibers having a large core. In one embodiment, the fib...

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Hauptverfasser: KNECHT DENNIS M, ISENHOUR MICAH C, BENJAMIN SELDON D, HALL RADAWAN, LUTHER JAMES P, DE JONG MICHAEL, MCCLURE RANDY L
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Sprache:chi ; eng
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OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:Fiber optic connectors that can be easily and quickly prepared by the craft for termination and/or connectorization in the field are disclosed. More specifically, the fiber optic connectors (100) disclosed are intended for use with glass optical fibers having a large core. In one embodiment, the fiber optic connector (100) includes a ferrule (30) having a bore sized to receive an optical fiber (10) and a buffer layer (18) at a front end face (32) of the ferrule. Methods of making the fiber optic connectors are also disclosed. The methods disclosed allow "rough cutting" of the optical fibers with a buffer layer thereon by the craft.