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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2014
Tyco Electronics Raychem Bvba, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Jan Watte, Grimbergen, BE;
Jan Vandenbroeck, Aarschot, BE;
Danny Willy August Verheyden, Gelrode, BE;
Stefano Beri, Zaventem, BE;
Abstract
A fiber optic connector () including a ferrule () having a front end () and a rear end (). The ferrule () defines an axial bore () that extends through the ferrule () between the front end () and the rear end (). The ferrule () includes a ferrule axis () that extends along the axial bore (). The fiber optic connector () includes an optical fiber () positioned within the axial bore () that is movable relative to the ferrule () within the axial bore () along the ferrule axis (). The optical fiber () has fiber end face () that has been energy treated to round the fiber end face (). A fiber alignment structure () can be attached at a front ferrule end face () of the ferrule (). A camera can be used to position a fiber end face () of the optical fiber () relative to the front ferrule end face () of the ferrule ().