公开(公告)号：US20220357522A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17621167

申请日：2020-06-18

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Laurens Izaäk VAN WUIJCKHUIJSE ,  Aaron B. DANNEN ,  Samuel Taylor FINNEGAN

IPC: G02B6/38

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods for processing ferrules of fiber optic connectors such that the amount of polishing that is required is eliminated or at least reduced. In one example, a forward volume of adhesive is removed with a first laser beam having a first laser property and a front portion of the optical fiber is cleaved with a second laser beam having a second laser property that is different than the first laser property.

公开(公告)号：US20220009050A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17484630

申请日：2021-09-24

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Mark D. NARUM ,  Richard William BRUNEAU ,  Aaron B. DANNEN ,  Peter J. EKOLA ,  Andrew G. SCHMIDT ,  Marlon E. HOLMQUIST ,  Laurens Izaäk VAN WUIJCKHUIJSE ,  Samuel Taylor FINNEGAN ,  Lawrence Joseph SORENSON

IPC: B24B19/22 ,  G02B6/38

Abstract: A fabrication carrier for fiber optic connectors defines a body configured to removably hold a plurality of fiber optic ferrules. The body allows each of the fiber optic ferrules to be movable along its axis under a bias when the ferrules are mounted to the body. The body can be coupled to a polishing plate for use with a ferrule polishing apparatus in a polishing step. Coupling of the body to the polishing plate allows each of the ferrules to at least partially protrude past a bottom face of the polishing plate for contact with the polishing apparatus. The body of the fabrication carrier is configured as a fixture that can be used in at least one additional fabrication step aside from the polishing step when not mounted to the polishing plate.