Modified MT Ferrule with Removed Cantilevered Fibers & Internal Lenses & Mold Pin

摘要

A modified MT fiber optic ferrule has optical fiber receiving holes by the front end to receive the ends of optical fibers inserted into and through the ferrule. The optical fiber receiving holes are aligned with optical fiber openings in the center of the ferrule and have lenses formed in the optical fiber receiving holes to collimate from or focus light into the optical fibers in the fiber optic ferrules. The front end of the fiber optic ferrule may also have integral mating surfaces.

主权项

1. A fiber optic ferrule comprising:
a main body having a front end, a back end, and a middle portion disposed between the front end and back end; a first opening through the back end of the main body, the first opening configured to receive at least two optical fibers through the back end of the main body; a plurality of optical fiber openings disposed in the middle portion and in communication with and extending from the first opening toward the front end, each of the plurality of optical fiber openings configured to receive an optical fiber inserted through the back end; a second opening disposed between the middle portion and the front end, the second opening extending through a surface of the main body perpendicular to a front face disposed at the front end of the main body; and a front portion, the front portion disposed between the second opening and the front end, the front portion having a plurality of optical fiber receiving holes, each of the plurality of optical fiber receiving holes corresponding to one of the plurality of optical fiber openings in the middle portion and opening into the second opening.