Optical fiber connector and method of fabricating same

摘要

A partial optical fibre connector has a housing (14) with an axial passage, a ferrule (16) inserted into and extending from the forward end with a biasing spring and retainer, and an outer shell (12) movable on the housing to be flush with the forward end and extend beyond the rearward end. The ferrule has a chamfered recess (64) to sealingly receive the front end of a tube (58) removably located in the passage with its rear end exposed for subsequent injection of epoxy resin to the ferrule, after which the tube can be removed and a fibre cable end can be inserted into the ferrule to contact the resin. Also claimed is a process for assembling the optical fibre connector assembly.