Fiber pigtail with integrated lid

摘要

A mechanism is provided for a fiber pigtail. The fiber pigtail includes a single mode fiber optic ribbon having a section of polymer ribbon removed to expose bare fibers, a fiber optic ferrule in contact with the single mode fiber optic ribbon at one distal end, and an integrated polymer lid permanently attached to the bare fibers of the single mode fiber optic ribbon at another distal end of the single mode fiber optic ribbon.

主权项

1. A fiber pigtail apparatus, comprising:
a single mode fiber optic ribbon having a section of polymer ribbon removed to expose bare fibers; a fiber optic ferrule in contact with the single mode fiber optic ribbon at one distal end; and an integrated polymer lid permanently attached to the bare fibers of the single mode fiber optic ribbon at another distal end of the single mode fiber optic ribbon, the integrated polymer lid comprising an adhesive layer that bonds individual ones of the bare fibers to a bottom surface of the integrated polymer lid; wherein the integrated polymer lid permanently attached to the bare fibers is void of or excludes a V-groove structure underneath, such that the integrated polymer lid attached to the bare fibers are together freely moveable as no V-groove structure is attached underneath the integrated polymer lid; wherein the integrated polymer lid permanently attached to the bare fibers has a flat bottom surface, the flat bottom surface being attached to the bare fibers; wherein the fiber optic ferrule is on an opposite end of the single mode fiber optic ribbon, in a lengthwise direction, from the integrated polymer lid.