METHOD TO ASSEMBLE AND POLISH A CONNECTOR WITH OPTICAL FIBER THAT HAS AIR-GAPS OR VOIDS IN ITS CLADDING

摘要

A method for assembling a fiber optic connector that includes heating an end of a cleaved fiber, inserting the end of the cleaved fiber into a ferrule until the end protrudes from the ferrule, wherein a first portion of the heated end protrudes from the ferrule and a second portion of the heated end remains in the ferrule, fixing the fiber in place in the ferrule, and polishing the end of the cleaved fiber.