Optical fiber connector and method of making

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a disconnectable low-loss optical connection for optical fibers, each fiber in a pair of optical fibers is surrounded by a connector body to the conical frustu? mating end of which is applied a tiny, transparent flexible index matching dome of silicone rubber or equivalent material. The connector bodies are held together by mating to each other or to a common alignment receptacle having conically hollow receiving surfaces so that the fiber ends are aligned and the domes touch and flex completing the optical connection. The optical fiber connector is suitably manufactured by a method which includes making the connector body around a mandrel or around an optical fiber end in a supporting …