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US 4,787,695 AGranted
Optical fiber connector and assembly method thereof
OwnerHerzl Laorinventor
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector comprising a ferrule having formed therein an elongate bore for receiving an optical fiber, an optical fiber disposed within the elongate bore; and soldering material operative to fix the orientation of the optical fiber in the elongate bore.
Claims8
A method for producing a fiber optic connector comprising the steps of:
- providing a ferrule having formed therein an elongate bore for receiving an optical fiber, the dimensions of said bore being larger than those of said fiber, whereby the orientation of said fiber in said bore may be selectably determined;
- inserting an optical fiber having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the elongate bore within the elongate bore;
- selectably precisely positioning said optical fiber in said bore, and
- soldering the optical fiber in place in the ferrule.
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