Overmolded alignment ferrule

Details Overmolded alignment ferrule Overmolded alignment ferrule

1998-01-28

1999-07-20

Ullah, Akm E.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber/optical fiber cable termination structure

G02B 636

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059265965

ABSTRACT:
An overmolded alignment ferrule for a fiber optic device used to couple a plurality of optical fibers contained therein to an other fiber optic device. The overmolded alignment ferrule comprises a precision portion for aligning the optical fibers with the other fiber optic device, and an overmolded body portion extending rearward from the precision portion for incorporating the alignment ferrule into the fiber optic device. The precision portion may define a plurality of first guide pin channels for receiving guide pins and a plurality of first fiber channels for receiving the optical fibers. The overmolded body portion may define a plurality of second guide pin channels in communication with the first guide pin channels and at least two second fiber channels. Each second fiber channel is in communication with a respective one of the first fiber channels. In producing the precision portion, the first guide pin channels are desirably used as datum in defining with precision the first fiber channels.

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