Optical Fiber Ferrule and Ferrule Receiver, and Method for Manufacturing the Same
First Claim
1. A method for adding an optical fiber ferrule to an optical fiber, the method comprising:
- determining a rotational angle;
arranging at least one of the optical fiber and the optical fiber ferrule to cause the optical fiber to extend through the optical fiber ferrule such that a portion of the optical fiber extends out of each of two opposing ends of the optical fiber ferrule, and such that a physical feature of the optical fiber ferrule is disposed at the rotational angle about the lengthwise axis relative to the flat surface of the optical fiber; and
affixing the optical fiber and the optical fiber ferrule together to maintain the predetermined rotational angle with respect to each other.
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Abstract
An optical fiber network may be provided in a building or set of buildings that can be used with any type of services, regardless of whether those services are provided as electrical signals or as optical signals. To accomplish this, a service aggregation gateway may be provided that receives electrical and/or optical service signals and converts the incoming electrical signals to optical signals. Also, a way for conventional electronic devices in the building to communicate with the optical fiber network is provided. In addition, units for allowing such communication between electronic devices and the optical network may be modularized such that they are interchangeable. In addition, keyed optical fiber ferrule/connector pairs are described.
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1. A method for adding an optical fiber ferrule to an optical fiber, the method comprising:
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determining a rotational angle; arranging at least one of the optical fiber and the optical fiber ferrule to cause the optical fiber to extend through the optical fiber ferrule such that a portion of the optical fiber extends out of each of two opposing ends of the optical fiber ferrule, and such that a physical feature of the optical fiber ferrule is disposed at the rotational angle about the lengthwise axis relative to the flat surface of the optical fiber; and affixing the optical fiber and the optical fiber ferrule together to maintain the predetermined rotational angle with respect to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for adding an optical fiber ferrule to an optical fiber, the method comprising:
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inserting an optical fiber completely through a channel of an optical fiber ferrule; affixing the optical fiber to the channel; and forming a physical feature on an outer surface of the optical fiber ferrule, wherein a location of the physical feature on the outer surface depends upon a rotational orientation of the optical fiber within the channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An optical connection system, comprising:
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an optical fiber ferrule having an outer surface, wherein the outer surface has a shape; and a structure having a first channel into which the optical fiber ferrule may be inserted and from which the optical fiber ferrule may be removed, wherein the first channel has an inner surface keyed to the shape of the outer surface of the optical fiber ferrule. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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