FIBER OPTIC TERMINUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

A fiber optic terminus (10) for use in fiber optic cable connections which terminus (10) includes an optical fiber (12) disposed within and supported b y a ferrule (24). The end surface (52) of the optical fiber (12) is recessed o r undercut relative to face surface (28) of the ferrule (24). In another embodiment of the invention, the face surface (28) of the ferrule (24) defin es a surface angle which is less than about 2.0 degrees. The fiber optic terminus (10) is fabricated by stripping a fiber optic cable (8) bonding the stripped-end of the fiber optic cable (8) to the ferrule (24), cleaving the optical fiber (12) in closed proximity to the face surface (28) of the ferru le (28), polishing the cleaved-end of the optical fiber (12) to achieve the terminus end profile (50) and inspecting the polished-end of the optical fib er (12).