Commscope Technologies LLC

Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba

Michael Ward Zitsch

Robert Charles Flaig

Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen

Dwight Andrew Bretz

Michael James Ott

Randall Bobby Paul

Danny Willy August Verheyden

Marc Eugène Willem Bervoets

Michael Lawrence Gurreri

David Donald Erdman

Gregory J Schaible

Jozef Christiaan Mathieu Versleegers

Erwin Junius

Tyler John Royer

A system for connecting a fiber optic connector to a fiber optic adapter includes various alternative improvements, including improvements to the shutter, the alignment device, and the adapter in general.

Optical connector and adapter

The present disclosure relates to fiber optic connection systems including fiber optic connector having retractable noses for protecting bare fiber ends of ferrule-less connectors. In certain examples, the retractable noses are used in combination with protective shutters. In other examples, the retractable noses can accommodate multiple optical fibers.

Fiber optic connector with fiber end protection

The present disclosure relates to a fiber alignment device () including a guide feature () defining a fiber alignment groove (). The fiber alignment device () also includes a fiber engagement component () defining a reference surface arrangement and elastic cantilever arms () for pressing optical fibers into the fiber alignment groove (). First portions of the guide feature () engage the reference surface arrangement. Second portions of the guide () feature engage the cantilever arms () to flex the cantilever arms to a staged position.

Device for aligning optical fibers

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to detecting an optical signal and/or optical power in a ferrule-less optical fiber. In certain embodiments, one or more optical detectors are incorporated into an adapter that is configured to interface with a connectorized or non-connectorized ferrule-less optical fiber. The optical detector detects the presence or absence, and/or the optical power level, of the optical signal being transmitted through ferrule-less optical fiber and produces an electrical output representative of the detected optical signal.

Ferrule-less optical fiber signal detection by an optical detector mounted within the housing receives the optical fiber

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Carlisle, PA, United States of America

Michael Ward Zitsch