Optical connector assembling method of the optical connector, a method of reinforcing a fusion splicing part, assembly tool and the optical connector assembly set of the optical connector

摘要

An optical fiber connector includes a ferrule, an inserted optical fiber of which one end portion is fixed to the ferrule and of which the other end portion protrudes from the ferrule, an external optical fiber of which a front end portion is fusion-spliced to the other end portion of the inserted optical fiber, and a pair of reinforcing members that pinches and reinforces the fusion-spliced portion of the other end portion of the inserted optical fiber and the front end portion of the external optical fiber. The reinforcing members include an adhesion layer on the inner surface thereof which comes in contact with the other end portion of the inserted optical fiber and the front end portion of the external optical fiber. The adhesion layer is depressed at the position where the inserted optical fiber and the external optical fiber come in contact with each other so as to closely adhere to the outer circumferential surfaces of the optical fibers in the fusion-spliced portion.