Fiber optic connectors and ferrules and methods for using the same

US8998502B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CORNING INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

• Seldon David Benjamin · Corning, US
• Michael de Jong · Colleyville, US
• Randy LaRue McClure · Corning, US
• Howard Clark Schwartz · Dallas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 25, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 7, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/382
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

According to at least one exemplary embodiment a ferrule, comprises: (i) a bore extending from a rear of the ferrule to a front of the ferrule, wherein the bore is sized to receive an optical fiber and a buffer layer at one end face of the ferrule; and (ii) an end stop sized to engage the buffer layer and to contain the optical fiber within said ferrule. In some embodiments the ferrule includes an optical fiber situated within the bore.