Tooling and method for manufacturing a fiber optic array
US11036023B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/44715
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fixture is for forming a fiber optic array that defines a plurality of discrete fibers extending from a spaced-apart arrangement to a consolidated arrangement wherein the fibers are layered next to each other for a further ribbonizing process. The fixture includes a pair of contact blades that are configured to slide along a direction transverse to the longitudinal axes of the fibers for consolidating the fibers.
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