Patent ID: 6672772
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A method for making a fiber optic assembly, comprising the following steps of;providing a ferrule having a passageway extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis of the ferrule and terminating at an end face of the ferrule; applying a fluid adhesive in the passageway of the ferrule; inserting an optical fiber into the passageway of the ferrule such that an end portion of the optical fiber projects out from the passageway beyond the end face of the ferrule, wherein the optical fiber has a diameter less than that of the passageway; and imposing a force F on the end portion of the optical fiber projecting from the ferrule, wherein the force moves the end portion of the optical fiber to a desired position in the passageway and wherein the force F is imposed at a distance D from the ferrule end face such that a resulting moment FÂ·D on the optical fiber maintains the optical fiber straight within at least about 0.05 &mgr;m for a distance of at least about 50 &mgr;m from the ferrule end face into the passageway.