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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2006
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Paul N. Winberg, Rollingwood, TX (US);
Wesley A. Raider, Hudson, WI (US);
Chansool Park, Seoul, KR;
Wai-fung Mak, North Point, HK;
James B. Carpenter, Austin, TX (US);
Frank J. Glatzl, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Paul N. Winberg, Rollingwood, TX (US);
Wesley A. Raider, Hudson, WI (US);
Chansool Park, Seoul, KR;
Wai-Fung Mak, North Point, HK;
James B. Carpenter, Austin, TX (US);
Frank J. Glatzl, Cedar Park, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An optical connector for terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing configured to mate with a receptacle and a collar body disposed in the housing. The collar body includes a fiber stub disposed in a first portion of the collar body, the fiber stub including a first optical fiber mounted in a ferrule and having a first end proximate to an end face of the ferrule and a second end. The collar body also includes a mechanical splice disposed in a second portion of the collar body, the mechanical splice configured to splice the second end of the fiber stub to a second optical fiber. The collar body also includes a buffer clamp configured within a third portion of the collar body, the buffer clamp configured to clamp at least a portion of a buffer cladding of the second fiber upon actuation. A fiber distribution unit is also provided.