Patent ID: 6123463
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber connector comprising:at least one first optical fiber having a core portion and a cladding portion,at least one second optical fiber having a core portion and a cladding portion to be optically coupled to said first optical fiber at respective coupling ends of said first and second optical fibers,a first optical fiber ferrule having a first end face said first optical fiber being fixed to said first optical fiber ferrule so as to be exposed on the first end face, anda second optical fiber ferrule which has a second end face adapted to be opposed to and intimately contacted with the first end face of the first optical fiber ferrule when operatively engaged therewith, said second optical fiber being fixed to said second optical fiber ferrule so as to be exposed on the second end face;the core portion at the coupling end of each said optical fiber being recessed inwardly of the optical fiber relative to the cladding portion so that when said first optical fiber and said second optical fiber are optically connected, the core portions of each optical fiber do not physically contact each other.