360-degree adjustable, high-precision optical fiber connector

Abstract

A 360-degree adjustable, high-precision optical fiber connector, includes an optical fiber, an outer housing, an adjustable ferrule assembly for the optical fiber to pass therethrough, a motion stopper assembly, and a tail sleeve. The adjustable ferrule assembly includes a frame sleeve, a ferrule, a ferrule tail handle, a spring, and an orientation sleeve. A positioning mechanism is provided between the frame sleeve and the orientation sleeve to limit the relative position of the two. The ferrule structure has two independent components, namely, the orientation sleeve and the ferrule tail handle connected to the ferrule. After the optical fiber is processed, it is rotated and axially aligned under a microscope. The ferrule tail handle is rotatable freely 360 degrees within the orientation sleeve, enabling high-precision axial alignment. The insertion loss is reduced, the interchangeability is improved, and the polarization transmission characteristics is maintained with high-precision.

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