Fiber optic terminus

A fiber optic terminus comprising:

• a body having a passage therein and an outer surface, said passage having an opening at said outer surface for receiving an optical fiber;
• a fiber guide mounted in said passage, said fiber guide having a passage therein;
• a temperature-activated adhesive in said passage of said body, said adhesive being flowable when its temperature is raised to a predetermined level, said adhesive having a passage extending therethrough;
• a tubular plunger in said passage of said body, said tubular plunger having a passage extending therethrough;
• said adhesive being between said fiber guide and said plunger and said passages of said fiber guide, said adhesive and said plunger being in registry and adapted to receive the optical fiber;
• and
• biasing means for urging the plunger toward the adhesive to compressively load the adhesive between the plunger and the fiber guide.

A fiber optic terminus comprising:

• a body having a passage therein and an outer surface, said passage having an opening at said outer surface;
• a first optical fiber extending through said opening into said passage of said body;
• means in said passage of said body for guiding the optical fiber;
• a temperature-activated adhesive in said passage of said body and surrounding said optical fiber, said adhesive having been temperature activated and cured, said adhesive adhering the optical fiber in said passage of said body;
• and
• means for applying a compressive force to said adhesive.

A fiber optic terminus comprising:

• a body assembly having a passage extending therethrough and an outer surface, said passage having first and second openings at spaced locations on said outer surface;
• a first optical fiber extending through said first opening into said passage of said body, said optical fiber having an inner end face in said passage and a polished outer end face substantially flush with said outer surface;
• means for retaining the first optical fiber in said passage of said body;
• said passage being adapted to receive a second optical fiber through said second opening;
• means in said passage of said body for guiding the second optical fiber into registry with said inner end face of the first optical fiber;
• and
• the guiding means including a fiber in the passage of the body and a fiber guide having a passage for receiving portions of the first and second optical fibers.