Apparatus and method for terminating an array of optical fibers
US10228518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3664
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for terminating a plurality of optical fibers arranged in a two-dimensional arrangement comprises inserting the plurality of optical fibers into and through a fiber ferrule, where the fiber ferrule has a plurality of parallel channels extending from an entry surface through to a polish surface; polishing the polish surface including an end of each of the plurality of optical fibers to form a coplanar surface at a polish angle relative to a reference plane perpendicular to the parallel channels; and affixing a glass plate to the polish surface.
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