Patent ID: 7722261

Claim:
A connector kit comprising: a lens; a ferrule assembly comprising a ferrule having a front end and adapted to receive at least one fiber with the fiber end presented at said front end, said front end being suitable for preparation as an endface; a housing having a front and back orientation, and comprising a first stop to contact and position axially said lens and a second stop to contact and position said ferrule assembly, said first and second stops being located to maintain the back of said lens and said endface at a certain distance; and a selection of different glass elements having different thicknesses, each glass element having a first and second surface, said first surface being adapted to be affixed to said endface such that it is in physical contact with said fiber end, said second surface having an AR coating and defining a space between it and said lens when said glass element is affixed to said endface, said space being different for each glass element by virtue of the thickness of each glass element being different.