Fiber optic connector assemblies including a bonding agent, along with related methods

An optical fiber assembly formed by:

• disposing a bonding agent in a ferrule bore of a ferrule, wherein the bonding agent has a viscosity ranging between 100 cP and 10000 cP at a temperature of about 25° C.;
• inserting an optical fiber into the ferrule bore and through the bonding agent;
• emitting a light onto the optical fiber;
• and
• heating at least a portion of the ferrule to at least 60° C. while the bonding agent is in the ferrule bore, wherein the heating step comprises heating an entire length of the ferrule;
• wherein the heating step and the emitting step cause at least 80% of the bonding agent that is in the ferrule to cure in a curing time of less than 1 minute and thereby secure the optical fiber to the ferrule.

A laser assembly configured to cure a bonding agent within a ferrule bore of a ferrule, the ferrule bore having an optical fiber inserted into the ferrule bore and through the bonding agent, the laser assembly comprising:

• a laser having a power output ranging between 100 mW and 1000 mW and a wavelength ranging between 300 nm and 450 nm;
• a plurality of lenses configured to direct a laser beam emitted by the laser onto the optical fiber inserted into the ferrule;
• and
• a heating sleeve configured to be applied onto the ferrule to increase the temperature of the ferrule to at least 60° C., wherein the heating sleeve heats an entire length of the ferrule to at least 60° C. while the bonding agent is in the ferrule bore;
• a glass stopper configured to be positioned between the plurality of lenses and the optical fiber, wherein the glass stopper is spaced apart from an end face of the ferrule by a spacing distance ranging between 0.1 mm and 2 mm.