Patent ID: 6086704
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an optical connector, the method comprises the following sequence of steps:inserting an optical fiber through a fiber insertion hole of a ferrule, the optical fiber protruding from a connection end surface of the ferrule;injecting a heat-hardening adhesive between the ferrule and the optical fiber;heating the heat-hardening adhesive to a first hardening temperature to harden the adhesive;grinding the connection end surface of the ferrule and the protruding end surface of the optical fiber so that the surfaces become flush with each other to form an integrated and bonded unit of the ferrule and the optical fiber;heating the integrated and bonded unit of the ferrule and the optical fiber to a rehardening temperature which is higher than the first hardening temperature and higher than the glass-transition temperature of the heat-hardening adhesive, so that a tip of the optical fiber projects from the connection end surface of the ferrule.