OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS

摘要

An optical fiber connector (10) includes a fiber alignment body (12) including a continuous optical fiber guide channel (34) extending therethrough. The continuous optical fiber guide channel (34) has a lead-in channel portion (42a, 42b, 42c), a lead-out channel portion (44a, 44b, 44c) and a turn portion (46a, 46b, 46c) that connects the lead-in channel portion and the lead-out channel portion. The fiber alignment body (12) has a reflective surface (48a, 48b, 48c) formed of metal that receives light traveling from an optical fiber located within the lead-in channel portion (42a, 42b, 42c) of the continuous optical fiber channel (34) and reflects the light into the lead-out channel portion (44a, 44b, 44c) of the continuous optical fiber channel.