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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Bin Liu, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Scott Prescott, Belmont, NH (US);
Dale Eddy, Gilford, NH (US);
Shawn P. Collins, Pembroke, NH (US);
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic interface includes a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector. The first fiber optic connector has a ferrule extending from a distal end to a proximal end. The ferrule includes a contact interface defined at the proximal end of the ferrule. A first optical fiber extends within the ferrule and terminates at a first fiber end. The first fiber end is spaced apart from the contact interface towards the distal end of the ferrule by a distance of at least five microns. The second fiber optic connector includes a second optical fiber extending within the second fiber optic connector and terminating at a second fiber end. The ferrule of the first fiber optic connector includes an end face which faces the second fiber optic connector when mated and consists of a single face.