OPTICAL FIBER SEALING ELEMENT COMPRISING A SELF-HEALING MEMBER AND SEALED ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An optical fiber sealing element including means for receiving an optical fiber that has a bare end, the bare end having an end face; further including a self-healing member for being pierced by the bare end of the optical fiber and means for containing the self-healing member. The invention also includes a method for sealing the end face of the optical fiber by using the optical fiber sealing element. The optical fiber sealing element can e.g. be used in an optical fiber connector or in an adapter for connecting optical fibers.