Ferrule assembly, method for manufacturing a ferrule assembly and optical fiber fixing mold

A method of manufacturing a high-precision ferrule assembly, comprising:

• inserting a plurality of optical fibers into at least one optical fiber hole of a housing;
• positioning fiber cores of the plurality of optical fibers into a plurality of grooves at each of two ends of an optical fiber fixing mold, such that the plurality of optical fibers maintain a specific distance therebetween, and such that the housing is positioned within an opening of the optical fiber fixing mold, the opening being positioned between the grooves of one of the ends and the grooves of the other of the ends;
• causing the plurality of optical fibers to be fixed relative to the housing;
• and
• cutting and polishing the optical fibers at a first side of the housing.

A method, comprising:

• providing a mainboard, the mainboard including pairs of aligned grooves on opposite sides of an opening of the mainboard;
• positioning optical fibers in the grooves on both of the opposite sides of the opening;
• positioning a ferrule housing in the opening such that portions of the optical fibers are positioned within the ferrule housing;
• applying a tensile force to the optical fibers in the grooves on both of the opposite sides of the opening;
• fixing the optical fibers relative to the ferrule housing;
• and
• cutting the optical fibers at a first side of the ferrule housing.

A method, comprising:

• providing a mainboard, the mainboard including pairs of aligned grooves on opposite sides of an opening of the mainboard;
• positioning portions of optical fibers in a ferrule housing;
• positioning the ferrule housing in the opening;
• positioning other portions of the optical fibers in the grooves on both of the opposite sides of the opening;
• applying a tensile force to the optical fibers in the grooves on both of the opposite sides of the opening;
• fixing the optical fibers relative to the ferrule housing;
• and
• cutting the optical fibers at a first side of the ferrule housing.