OPTICAL-FIBRE CONNECTOR AND METHOD

摘要

The invention provides an optical-fibre connector (100), in which an end of an optical fibre (6) is secured within a ferrule (5), and the ferrule is biassed, or urged by a spring (22), in a nominal axial direction away from a support (9) located within the connector, in which the ferrule can tilt and/or move laterally in any direction relative to the nominal axial direction. The connector is able to accommodate misalignment of a mating connector (102), due to, for example, manufacturing tolerances.