Patent ID: 11966080
Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
one of a splice tray, a fiber optic connector having a connector housing, or an optical module having a module housing;
first and second optical fibers; and
an optical splice package splicing together the first and second optical fibers, the first and second optical fibers having elastic bending characteristics, the optical splice package being installed or stored at the splice tray, or housed in the connector housing or in an interior of the module housing, in a free-floating configuration such that the optical splice package is not fixated to the splice tray, the fiber optic connector, or the module housing, the optical splice package including:
a splice housing including a mechanical alignment feature for co-axially aligning ends of the first and second optical fibers within the splice housing, the splice housing containing adhesive for securing the ends of the first and second optical fibers within the splice housing, the optical splice package having a weight less than: a spring force corresponding to the elastic bending characteristics of the first and second optical fibers, or less than a spring force generated by the elastic bending characteristics of the spliced optical fibers when the spliced optical fibers are bent at their minimum bend radius.