Fiber optic termination arrangement and method of making the same

摘要

A fiber optic termination arrangement includes a first optical fiber with a core surrounded by cladding having, a first end having a first outer surface and a second end having a second outer surface. The second outer surface is sized to match that of a second optical fiber to facilitate splicing the second end of the first optical fiber to a third end of the second optical fiber. Additionally, the first outer surface is sized and configured to interface with a connector capable of operationally aligning the core of the first optical fiber with a core of a third optical fiber or an optical receiving/transmitting device. The first optical fiber also includes a transition region wherein a third outer surface of the first optical fiber transitions from the first outer surface to the second outer surface.

主权项

1. A fiber optic termination arrangement comprising:
a first optical fiber with a first core surrounded by cladding having; a first end having a first cylindrical outer surface; a second end having a second outer surface, the second outer surface being sized to match that of a second optical fiber to facilitate splicing the second end of the first optical fiber to a third end of the second optical fiber, the first cylindrical outer surface being sized and configured similar to a fourth cylindrical outer surface of a third optical fiber to interface with a connector capable of operationally aligning the first core of the first optical fiber with a second core of the third optical fiber or an optical receiving/transmitting device without splicing the first core to the second core; and a transition region wherein a third outer surface of the first optical fiber transitions from the first cylindrical outer surface to the second outer surface.