BONDING OPERATION FOR FABRICATING FIBER OPTIC TERMINUS

摘要

A method for manufacturing a fiber optic terminus (10). The method includes the steps of: stripping a fiber optic cable (8) to expose the optical fiber (12), bonding the stripped-end of the fiber optic cable L(8) to a ferrule assembly (22), cleaving the fiber (12) in close proximity to a face surface (28) of the ferrule assembly (22), polishing the cleaved-end of the optical fiber (12) and inspecting the polished-end of the fiber (12) to determine whether it conforms to predefined acceptance criteria. The bonding operation is characterized by applying an adhesive (40) in a first region (A) between an aft body (26) of the ferrule assembly (22) and a strengthening member (18) of the fiber optic cable (8), applying a bonding adhesive (42) in a second region (B) between the optical fiber (12) and the ferrule assembly (22), elevating the temperature of the bonding adhesive (40), to solidify the adhesive (40) in the first region (A), and elevating the temperature of the bonding adhesive (42), to cure the adhesive (42) in the second region (B).