Dust Insensitive, Low Loss, and Low Mating Force Multi-Fiber Expanded Beam Optical Ferrule and Connectors

A new, multi-fiber, expanded beam optical ferrule, with state-of-the-art IL<0.7 dB (typical 0.34 dB), RL>55 dB for single mode (1310 nm), and IL<0.3 dB (typical 0.14 dB), RL>40 dB for multimode (850 nm), is reported.