FIBER OPTIC CABLE ANCHORING DEVICE FOR USE WITH FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
A fiber-optic connector housing ( 50 ) and cable ( 20, 20 ′) are attached together by an anchor ( 100, 200 ). The anchor includes a one-piece main body, a passage ( 110, 210 ), and an injection port ( 130, 230 ). The passage extends between first ( 102, 202 ) and second ends ( 104, 204 ) of the anchor. Strength members ( 40, 40 ′) of the cable are secured within the passage by a bonding material ( 90 ) and are thereby anchored to the connector housing. A proximal end ( 54 ) of the connector housing includes first ( 60 ) and second housing components ( 70 ) which capture the anchor. The passage passes through an optical fiber ( 30 ) of the cable. The passage includes first ( 120, 220 ), second ( 170, 270 ), and third portions ( 180, 280 ). The first portion radially positions the optical fiber. The second portion receives the bonding material and the strength members. The third portion receives a jacket ( 26, 26 ′) of the fiber optic cable. The injection port delivers the bonding material to the passage. The anchor may further include retention tabs ( 150 ) that fit within corresponding receivers ( 62, 72 ) within the connector.
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23 . A method for tuning an optical fiber within a fiber optic connector, the method comprising:
providing an anchor including a passage;
inserting the optical fiber within the passage;
injecting bonding material within the passage thereby securing the optical fiber to the anchor at a first location of the optical fiber;
attaching the anchor within an interior of the fiber optic connector;
securing the optical fiber to a ferrule at a second location of the optical fiber;
rotating the ferrule to tune the ferrule relative to a connector housing of the fiber optic connector; and
rotationally holding the ferrule relative to the connector housing.
24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising inserting a strength member within the passage.