Method for polishing a fiber optic connector
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorCalvin T. Millmann
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Abstract
A method for polishing an end face of a ferrule is disclosed herein. The ferrule includes an opening in which an optical fiber is positioned. The method includes the step of recessing an end of the optical fiber relative to the end face of the ferrule. The method also includes the step of polishing the end face of the ferrule after the end of the optical fiber has been recessed.
Claims20
A method for polishing a ferrule including an optical fiber, the ferrule including an end face, the method comprising:
- recessing an end of the optical fiber relative to the end face of the ferrule;
- and
- polishing the end face of the ferrule after the end of the fiber has been recessed relative to the end face of the ferrule.
A method for polishing a ferrule including an optical fiber, the ferrule including an end face, the method comprising:
- removing a hackle of the optical fiber;
- polishing a radius and apex into the end face;
- recessing an end of the optical fiber relative to the end face of the ferrule;
- and
- final polishing the end face of the ferrule after the end of the fiber has been recessed relative to the end face of the ferrule.
A method for polishing a ferrule including an optical fiber, the ferrule including an end face, the method comprising:
- polishing the end face with a first polishing film;
- recessing an end of the optical fiber relative to the end face of the ferrule;
- and
- polishing the end face of the ferrule with a second polishing film after the end of the fiber has been recessed relative to the end face of the ferrule, the second polishing film having a finer coarseness than the first polishing film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.