Fiber optic connector assembly employing fiber movement support and method of assembly
First Claim
1. A fiber optic connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing, comprising;
a first end configured to receive a first end portion of a first optical fiber from a fiber optic cable aligned along a first longitudinal axis; and
a second end receiving a first ferrule holder having a first passage extending therethrough and aligned along a second longitudinal axis offset a distance from the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first passage is in communication with a first ferrule; and
a first fiber movement support disposed in the connector housing and in communication with the first passage, and configured to receive and direct the first end portion into the first passage.
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Abstract
A fiber optic connector assembly and method employing one or more fiber movement supports. The one or more fiber movement supports are each disposed around one or more optical fibers and are configured to inhibit kinks or sharp bends from occurring in the one or more optical fibers. The fiber movement support is more rigid than an optical fiber. Thus, when a force is exerted on an optical fiber in a direction angled to the axis of the optical fiber, the force is directed to the fiber movement support. The fiber movement support translates the non-axial force in a direction toward the axis of the optical fiber. This causes the optical fiber to be pushed back towards the fiber optic cable instead of the kinking or bending the optical fiber, thus avoiding or reducing high insertion losses resulting from bending of the optical fiber.
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28 Claims
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1. A fiber optic connector assembly, comprising:
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a connector housing, comprising; a first end configured to receive a first end portion of a first optical fiber from a fiber optic cable aligned along a first longitudinal axis; and a second end receiving a first ferrule holder having a first passage extending therethrough and aligned along a second longitudinal axis offset a distance from the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first passage is in communication with a first ferrule; and a first fiber movement support disposed in the connector housing and in communication with the first passage, and configured to receive and direct the first end portion into the first passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fiber optic connector assembly, comprising:
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an LC connector housing, comprising; a rear end configured to receive a first end portion and a second end portion both of a duplex first optical fiber aligned along a first longitudinal axis; and a front end for receiving; a first ferrule holder of a first LC connector sub-assembly having a first passage extending therethrough and aligned along a second longitudinal axis offset a distance from the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first passage is in communication with a first ferrule; and a second ferrule holder of a second LC connector sub-assembly having a second passage extending therethrough and aligned along a third longitudinal axis offset a distance from the first longitudinal axis, wherein the second passage is in communication with a second ferrule; a first fiber movement support disposed in the LC connector housing and in communication with the first passage, and configured to receive and direct the first end portion into the first passage; and a second fiber movement support disposed in the LC connector housing and in communication with the second passage, and configured to receive and direct the second end portion into the second passage. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of assembling a fiber optic connector assembly, comprising the steps of:
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exposing a first end portion of a first optical fiber contained in a fiber optic cable aligned along a first longitudinal axis; inserting a first fiber movement support into a first passage extending through a first ferrule holder of a first optical connector sub-assembly aligned along a second longitudinal axis offset a distance from the first longitudinal axis; and inserting the first end portion into the first fiber movement support and into the first passage. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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