Optical fiber block having semicircular grooves and method for same
OwnerShin-Young Yoon, Oh-Dal Kwoninventors
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Abstract
Disclosed is an optical fiber block defining semicircular grooves thereon, and a method of making it. The optical fiber block comprises: an optical fiber cable having at least one core; a block base, including a body portion defining at least one semicircular groove across a top surface thereon, the quantity of semicircular grooves corresponding to the quantity of cores to be seated therein, the quantity of semicircular grooves corresponding to the quantity of cores to be seated therein; an adhesive applied to the block body so as to cover the optical fiber cable and the top surface of the block body; and, a cover disposed on the block body applied with the adhesive.
Claims12
An optical fiber block having semicircular grooves thereon, comprising:
- an optical fiber cable having at least one core;
- a block base having at least one semicircular groove across a top surface thereon;
- an adhesive applied to the block base so as to cover the optical fiber cable and the top surface of the block base;
- and,
- a cover disposed on the block base to which the adhesive is applied.
A method of making an optical fiber block defining semicircular grooves thereon, comprising the steps of:
- providing an optical fiber cable having at least one core;
- providing a block base including a block body and a support;
- forming at least one semicircular groove on a top surface of the block body;
- applying an adhesive to the block body to cover the optical fiber cable and the top surface of the block base;
- and,
- disposing a cover onto the block base to which the adhesive is applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.