END FACE CLEANING GEL FOR HARDENED MULTI-FIBER OPTICAL CONNECTORS; AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20190258010A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US16329481

    申请日:2017-08-25

    IPC分类号: G02B6/38

    摘要: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relates generally to incorporating an index matching gel within a HMFOC such that as the HMFOC is mated, fiber tips protruding from multi-fiber ferrules of the HMFOC pass through the indexing matching gel to remove contaminates therefrom. The present disclosure also relates to a method of removing contaminates from optical fibers upon mating a hardened multi-fiber optical connector (HMFOC) with another HMFOC.