Method of fabricating a fiber optic connector ferrule

Details Method of fabricating a fiber optic connector ferrule Method of fabricating a fiber optic connector ferrule

1997-07-28

1999-07-13

Palmer, Phan T. H.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

385 77, 385 78, 385 82, G02B 636

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059238038

ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for fabricating a connector ferrule for a fiber optic ribbon cable which includes a plurality of generally parallel optical fibers in a line. A ferrule body is provided with a fiber passage which is elongated in cross-section to receive the line of optical fibers. A jacket is removed from an end portion of the fiber optic ribbon cable to expose the line of optical fibers. The ferrule body is placed in a fixture. The cable is placed in the ferrule body with the exposed line of optical fibers located in the fiber passage, and with distal ends of the exposed fibers projecting outwardly of the ferrule body. The exposed distal ends of the fibers are located on the fixture to precisely align the fibers relative to each other in the fiber passage. A filler adhesive is applied in the fiber passage about the exposed fibers to fix the fibers in the fiber passage while the fibers are held by the fixture in their precise alignment.

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