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Optical connector and ferrule adhesion system including adhesive composition, and related methods

  • US 9,568,686 B2
  • Filed: 01/13/2014
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A ferrule adhesion system for use in an optical connector for terminating an optical fiber, the ferrule adhesion system comprising:

  • a ferrule comprising a fiber-receiving passage defining an inner surface; and

    an adhesive composition, wherein;

    the adhesive composition is disposed in the fiber-receiving passage of the ferrule and in contact with the inner surface of the ferrule;

    the adhesive composition comprises a partially cross-linkable resin and a coupling agent;

    the adhesive composition is a solid material without securing an optical fiber in the fiber-receiving passage of the ferrule; and

    the coupling agent of the adhesive composition is configured to chemically bond the partially cross-linked resin to an inorganic surface of at least one of the optical fiber and the ferrule when the adhesive composition is heated.

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