OPTICAL CONNECTOR, FIBER DISTRIBUTION UNIT, AND FIBER TERMINATION PLATFORM FOR OPTICAL CONNECTORS

• Main Authors: CARPENTER JAMES B, GLATZL FRANK J, MAK WAI FUNG, LARSON DONALD K, WINBERG PAUL N, PARK, CHAN SOOL, RAIDER WESLEY A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.07.2008
• Subjects: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS

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 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 field termination platform and method for field termination of an optical fiber in the optical fiber connector are also provided. The field termination platform includes a base configured to hold the optical fiber connector. An actuation mechanism is disposed on the base to actuate the splice element of the optical connector and to actuate the buffer clamping portion of the optical connector. A fiber holder is provided to hold the optical fiber in the termination platform during termination.