SIMPLIFIED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING LENSES AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

摘要

Disclosed are optical connectors having lenses along with methods for making the same. In one embodiment, the optical connector includes a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber guides, and a connector body having a plurality of connector body fiber guides that lead to a plurality of lenses at a front portion of the connector body. The fiber body attaches to the connector body and may align a plurality of optical fibers to the lenses at the front portion of the connector body. One embodiment has the fiber body configured as a crimp body with a barrel at a rear portion for attaching a fiber optic cable.

主权项

1. A method of making an optical connector, comprising:
providing a fiber body having a front portion with a plurality of fiber body fiber guides; placing a plurality of optical fibers within the fiber body fiber guides and securing the plurality of optical fibers to the fiber body so the plurality of optical fibers extend beyond the plurality of fiber body fiber guides; cleaving the plurality of optical fibers; inserting the fiber body into a connector body so that the plurality of optical fibers are adjacent to a plurality of lenses of the connector body.