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US 10,353,154 B2Granted
Fiber optic connector, fiber optic connector and cable assembly, and methods for manufacturing
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsMichael James Ott, Thomas P. Huegerich, Steven C. Zimmel, Ponharith Nhep
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable and connector assembly including a fiber optic connector mounted at the end of a fiber optic cable. The fiber optic connector includes a ferrule assembly including a stub fiber supported within a ferrule. The stub fiber is fusion spliced to an optical fiber of the fiber optic cable at a location within the fiber optic connector.
Claims24
A method for manufacturing a fiber optic connector, the method comprising:
- determining a core offset direction of a ferrule assembly including a ferrule and an optical fiber stub secured within the ferrule, the ferrule extending from a front end to a rear end, the front end defining a front end face at which an end of the optical fiber stub is located, the optical fiber stub extending outwardly from the rear end of the ferrule to a rear end of the optical fiber stub, wherein the core offset direction is determined before a hub is mounted on the ferrule;
- providing a core offset direction identifier on the ferrule once the core offset direction has been identified;
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- mounting the hub on the rear end of the ferrule so that the hub and the ferrule move together as a unit including rotationally orienting the hub on the ferrule using the core offset direction identifier.
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A method for manufacturing a fiber optic connector, the method comprising:
- determining a core offset direction of a ferrule assembly including a ferrule and an optical fiber stub secured within the ferrule, the ferrule extending from a front end to a rear end, the front end defining a front end face at which an end of the optical fiber stub is located, the optical fiber stub extending outwardly from the rear end of the ferrule to a rear end of the optical fiber stub, wherein the core offset direction is determined before a hub is mounted on the ferrule;
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- mounting the hub on the rear end of the ferrule so that the hub and the ferrule move together as a unit including rotationally orienting the hub on the ferrule based on the determined core offset direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.