Optical fiber connector for field application

摘要

An optical connector (1) comprises, a rigid body (2) with an axial bore (3), a sleeve (7) surrounding the rigid body (2) and having a sleeve section (9), a deformable means (10) in the sleeve section (9) and having an axial passage (11) aligned with the bore (3), an optical waveguide (14) secured in the bore (3) and having a first optical face and a second optical face, the axial passage (11) and the sleeve section (9) having open ends (18,19) to admit an optical fiber (22) in concentric alignment with the waveguide (14), and the deformable means (10) constructed for radial reduction of the passage (11) to grip the optical fiber (22).