The present invention relates to an optical fiber connector arrangement that finds application in the general field of optical interconnection. The optical fiber connector arrangement (935) comprises a first optical fiber connector (922) including a first optical fiber (905) and a counterpart optical fiber connector (923) including a counterpart optical fiber (925); wherein the first optical fiber connector (922) is configured to mate with the counterpart optical fiber connector (923). The first optical fiber (905) of the first optical fiber connector (922) has a core diameter D1 and a Numerical Aperture NA1; and the counterpart optical fiber (925) of the counterpart optical fiber connector (923) has a counterpart core diameter D2 and a counterpart Numerical Aperture NA2. At least one of the ratio (D1/D2) or the ratio (NA1/NA2) either exceeds 1.15 or is less than 0.85.

The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector and cable assembly. The fiber optic connector includes a connector body and ferrule assembly mounted in the connector body. A spring is positioned within the connector body for biasing the ferrule assembly in a forward direction. The spring has a first spring length when the ferrule assembly is in a forwardmost position. A rear housing of the connector body includes a front extension that fits inside a rear end of the spring, the front extension having a front extension length. The fiber optic connector defines a gap between the front extension and a ferrule hub of the ferrule assembly, the gap having a first dimension measured between the front extension and the ferrule hub when the ferrule assembly is in the forwardmost position, the front extension length being longer than the first dimension.

A plug-in connection for the transmission of electric current having a male connector and a female connector, wherein the male connector includes a plug-in extension having electrical contacts, and the female connector includes a plug-in extension receptacle having electrical mating contacts, and at least one projection is arranged on one jacket wall, and the other of these jacket walls incorporates at least one receptacle slot which matches the projection. The plug-in extension, with the projection and the receptacle slot in an undamaged state, can only be inserted into the plug-in extension receptacle from an unambiguously defined plug-in position. The male connector, in the plug-in extension interior, additionally incorporates at least one moulding, and the female connector, in the plug-in extension receptacle interior, additionally incorporates at least one mating moulding, and the moulding and the mating moulding, in combination, constitute a stop mechanism for the prevention of any electrical contacting of the electrical contacts with the electrical mating contacts.

An expanded beam ferrule includes a first ferrule halve having first reflective surfaces and a second ferrule halve having second reflective surfaces, which together retain optical fibers. The pair of reflective surfaces output collimated light parallel to the mid-plane of the ferrule. An external sleeve aligns the external surface of two similar ferrules, with corresponding second reflective surfaces of the ferrules facing each other. Output light from an optical fiber held in one ferrule is bent twice by the pair of reflective surfaces, with beam divergence after the first bent, and collimation after the second bent. The collimated light is transmitted to the facing second reflective surface in a facing second ferrule aligned by the sleeve, which is subject to optical reshaping in reverse to that undertaken in the first ferrule, so as to converge and focus light to input to the optical fiber held in the other ferrule.

A fiber optic cable and connector assembly including a fiber optic connector mounted at the end of a fiber optic cable. The fiber optic connector includes a ferrule assembly including a stub fiber supported within a ferrule. The stub fiber is fusion spliced to an optical fiber of the fiber optic cable at a location within the fiber optic connector.

To provide a receptacle and a connector set, and a method of fabricating the receptacle with which the occurrence of fabrication variation of the positional relationship between a positioning portion or a positioning surface and a lens can be suppressed. The receptacle is a resin member formed by a first half of a mold and a second half of the mold to be mated with the first half of the mold. At least part of a first positioning portion, at least part of a second positioning portion, and a lens are positioned on one side in a direction relative to a parting line formed at a boundary between the first half of the mold and the second half of the mold.

An optical connector ferrule comprising a first end, a second end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends is disclosed. The optical connector ferrule comprises an opening; an introducing hole which extends from the opening to the first end; optical fiber holes which pass through from a tip portion of the introducing hole to the first end; and a window which opens to the outer surface and is connected to the introducing hole, and into which an adhesive is injected. A first opening of the window closer to the outer surface is larger than a second opening of the window closer to the introducing hole. An inner wall of the window includes a first surface provided in the peripheral direction of the inner wall, and the first surface is positioned closer to the introducing hole with respect to the outer surface, and faces the outer surface.

One embodiment of the disclosure relates to an optical connector. The optical connector may include a ferrule, a waveguide, and an inorganic adhesive composition. The ferrule may include a fiber-receiving passage defining an inner surface. The inorganic adhesive composition may be disposed within the ferrule and in contact with the inner surface of the ferrule and the waveguide. The inorganic adhesive composition may include at least about 50% by weight of metal oxide.

A positioning mold of optical fiber connector includes a lower mold board and a thin board. The lower mold board includes two positioning pins and at least one through aperture. The thin board is arranged above the lower mold board, and is provided with two first through holes and with at least one optical fiber positioning aperture. The two first through holes correspond to two positioning pins, and the at least one optical fiber positioning aperture to the at least one through aperture. Given such structure, even if optical fiber lines fracture inside of the optical fiber positioning apertures during the work of positioning, the fractured optical fiber lines can be taken out and replaced easily, so as to improve the productivity in manufacturing optical fiber connectors.

Methods of forming a ferrule are disclosed where the ferrule includes an inner member and an outer member. An optical fiber is secured in an axial bore of the inner member, and then offset of a core of the optical fiber from a geometric center of the inner member is determined. The outer member is then formed over the inner member to correct for this offset so that the core of the optical fiber ends up closer to the geometric center of the resulting ferrule. Related ferrules and cable assemblies including the same are also disclosed.