A fiber optic cable assembly comprises: a cable jacket; distinct groups of optical fibers carried within the cable jacket and extending beyond a first end of the cable jacket; a furcation body positioned on the first end of the cable jacket such that the distinct groups of optical fibers extend beyond the furcation body; and a pulling grip assembly having a proximal end selectively secured to the furcation body, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and an interior between the proximal end and the distal end that contains fiber end sections. The interior of the pulling grip assembly is sealed off from an exterior of the cable assembly to provide sealed protection for the fiber end sections over an ambient temperate range of at least between −20 to 50° C. while applying a tensile load of at least 300 lbs to the distal end of the pulling grip assembly.

A method for terminating a fiber optic ferrule included applying a force to a fiber optic ferrule while simultaneously holding the optical fibers. The fiber optic ferrule uses epoxy to hold the optical fibers, the epoxy can be either heat or light cured. The force is applied through a pusher that engages a cap on the front end of the fiber optic ferrule.

Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a multi-fiber ferrule dust cap for use on a multi-fiber fiber optic connector. The multi-fiber ferrule dust cap is configured to cover an end face of a multi-fiber ferrule to protect ends of optical fibers mounted within the multi-fiber ferrule from contamination and/or damage. No portion of the multi-fiber ferrule dust cap covers a connector body of the multi-fiber fiber optic connector.

A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis and a plurality of fiber optic splitter modules mounted within the chassis. Each splitter module includes at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the chassis are positioned at least one fiber optic adapter. Inserting the splitter module through a front opening of the chassis at a mounting location positions the connector of the splitter module for insertion into and mating with the adapter of the chassis. The adapters mounted within the interior of the chassis are integrally formed as part of a removable adapter assembly. A method of mounting a fiber optic splitter module within a telecommunications chassis is also disclosed.

Fiber optic connectors (10), cable assemblies (100) and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fiber optic connector (10) comprises a ferrule assembly (52), a housing (20) and a cap (60). The housing (20) comprises a longitudinal passageway (22) between a rear end (21) and a front end (23), and a ferrule assembly side-loading pocket (40) for receiving the ferrule assembly (52). The ferrule assembly (52) and housing (20) cooperate to inhibit movement of the assembly during manufacturing. Fiber optic connector 10 may include other features as desired such as keying portion (20KP) or at least one locking feature (20L) integrally formed in the housing (20).

An optical connector holding two or more LC-type optical ferrules is provided. The optical connector includes an outer body, an inner front body accommodating the two or more LC-type optical ferrules, ferrule springs for urging the optical ferrules towards a mating receptacle, and a back body for supporting the ferrule springs. The outer body and the inner front body are configured such that four LC-type optical ferrules are accommodated in a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver footprint or eight LC-type optical ferrules are accommodated in a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) transceiver footprint. A mating receptacle (transceiver or adapter) includes internal alignment slots configured to accept a corresponding alignment key on connector outer housing to ensure alignment and orientation for maximum signal transfer between opposing ferrule end faces.

Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a fiber optic connector assembly including a fiber optic connector with a front end and a back end. A ferrule positioned at the front end. The ferrule has a distal end face with a central region and recessed regions on opposite sides of the central region. The assembly includes a dust cap mounted on the ferrule. The dust cap has an open end and an opposite closed end. The fiber optic connector assembly also includes a tape member that covers the central region of the ferrule. The tape member can be secured to the dust cap such that when the dust cap is removed, the tape member simultaneously comes off with the dust cap.

A connection system includes an optical connector assembly; and an optical plug. The connector assembly includes a stack of gel-groove assemblies and a spring assembly mounted within a housing. Each of the gel-groove assemblies includes a first gel block at a first axial end, a second gel block at a second axial end, and a fiber mating region between the first and second gel blocks. The optical plug including sub-modules over-molded over arrays (e.g., ribbons) of the optical fibers. Each sub-module defines notches for receiving latches of the spring assembly when the optical plug is coupled to the first axial end of the optical adapter. Bare optical fibers extend from the plug, pass through the first axial gel block, and enter the fiber mating region when the plug is coupled to the adapter.

The present invention relates to an optical connection technology, and more specifically, to a field-assembled optical connector configured to prevent bending phenomenon in which an optical fiber is bent when the optical connector is assembled by using an adapter. The present invention is characterized in that the field-assembled optical connector comprises: an inner sleeve module; a connector frame 6 configured to house the inner sleeve module; and a cable boot 9 coupled to the inner sleeve module to protect a sheath of the optical fiber, wherein the inner sleeve module includes: a sleeve body 3 having a sleeve for aligning the optical fiber during optical fusion splicing, at one end thereof, and a threaded portion at the other end thereof; an intermediate connector 4 fitted on the sleeve body 3 while approaching toward a portion of the sleeve body to which the sleeve is provided, the intermediate connector having protrusions 4a at right and left surfaces thereof; a spring 5 fitted on the threaded portion of the sleeve body 3; a fixing ring 2 screwed to the threaded portion of the sleeve body 3 to prevent the spring 5 from disengaging from the sleeve body; and a ferrule stub 1 inserted into the sleeve body 3 through the fixing ring 2 to allow the optical fiber provided to the ferrule stub to extend to the sleeve of the sleeve body 3, and wherein the cable boot 9 is fixed to the sleeve body 3 and is coupled to the intermediate connector 4 to be movable within a predetermined range.

An optical connector includes: a ferrule that includes a connection end surface, and a fiber hole into which an optical fiber is configured to be inserted up to the connection end surface; a spring that is disposed on a rear side of the ferrule that is opposite to a front side that is a side on which the connection end surface is disposed in a longitudinal direction of the fiber hole; a spring push that sandwiches the spring with the ferrule and through which the optical fiber is inserted in the longitudinal direction; and a housing that accommodates the ferrule and the spring and that is engaged with the spring push such that the ferrule is biased to the front side by the spring. The optical fiber is configured to be inserted into and removed from the spring push.