SELF ALIGNING OPTICAL FIBER TERMINATOR

摘要

An optical fiber terminator (80) comprising: a cylindrical housing (100) having a through bore (50) that is cylindrical at one end and conical at the other end, a frusto-conical collet (40) mounted inside the conical bore (30) where the collet has a stepped cylindrical through bore (50) with a diameter corresponding to diameter of an industry standard ST ferrule; and, a means to receive and retain an industry standard ST termination attached to the end of the housing (100) having the conical bore (30). The housing (l00) and collet assembly (40) provide a means for precisely placing the tip of the optical fiber ferrule {110) in both a radial and axial direction to facilitate using standard ST terminations.