US Patent 11199667 Optical-fiber-attached ferrule and method of manufacturing the same

An optical-fiber-attached ferrule includes: an optical fiber hole into which an optical fiber is inserted and fixed with a first adhesive; and an adhesive-filling section including an opening surface and an opposed surface opposite the opening surface. The adhesive-filling section is filled with a second adhesive that is softer than the first adhesive with an end surface of the optical fiber positioned closer to the opposed surface than to the opening surface.