US 2011/0217008 A1Published application

Fiber optic connector assembly employing fiber movement support and method of assembly

AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC

InventorsTimothy S. Cline, Tory A. Klavuhn, Matthew W. Smith

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Abstract

A fiber optic connector assembly and method employing one or more fiber movement supports. The one or more fiber movement supports are each disposed around one or more optical fibers and are configured to inhibit kinks or sharp bends from occurring in the one or more optical fibers. The fiber movement support is more rigid than an optical fiber. Thus, when a force is exerted on an optical fiber in a direction angled to the axis of the optical fiber, the force is directed to the fiber movement support. The fiber movement support translates the non-axial force in a direction toward the axis of the optical fiber. This causes the optical fiber to be pushed back towards the fiber optic cable instead of the kinking or bending the optical fiber, thus avoiding or reducing high insertion losses resulting from bending of the optical fiber.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A fiber optic LC connector assembly comprising:

a duplex fiber optic cable comprising a first buffered optical fiber and a second buffered optical fiber;
a first and a second ferrule;
a first ferrule holder that holds the first ferrule, wherein the first buffered optical fiber is inserted through the first ferrule holder;
a second ferrule holder that holds the second ferrule, wherein the second buffered optical fiber is inserted through the second ferrule holder;
an LC connector housing, wherein the optical fiber is inserted into the housing along a first longitudinal axis, and wherein the housing comprises a first ferrule holder recess that secures the first ferrule holder within the housing along a second longitudinal axis and a second ferrule holder recess that secures the second ferrule holder along a third longitudinal axis;
a first stiffener tube within the housing, wherein the first buffered optical fiber is inserted through the first stiffener tube, and wherein the first stiffener tube comprises a material that is more rigid than the first buffered optical fiber;
and
a second stiffener tube within the housing, wherein the second buffered optical fiber is inserted through the second stiffener tube, and wherein the second stiffener tube comprises a material that is more rigid than the second buffered optical fiber.

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