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AssigneeOFS Fitel, LLC
InventorKelvin B. Bradley
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Structures and techniques are described for aligning multicore optical fibers in a multicore optical fiber cable having a plurality of optical fiber cores, at least one end portion and a protective coating. The protective coating is removed from the end portion of the multicore fiber cable to create an exposed end portion of the multicore fiber. The exposed end portion of the multicore fiber is inserted into a guide hole defined longitudinally through a ferrule subassembly. The cores of the fiber are aligned rotationally, in a predetermined orientation, relative to the ferrule. Each fiber is biased within its respective guide hole in a predetermined orientation relative to the ferrule. The multicore fiber is bonded within the ferrule. The fiber is trimmed at the ferrule tip and the ferrule and fiber end faces are polished, so that a selected alignment of the multicore fiber is achieved.
A method of aligning multicore optical fibers in a multicore optical fiber cable having a plurality of optical fiber cores, at least one end portion and a protective coating, the method comprising:
A curing fixture for biasing a multicore fiber against a selected surface within a ferrule capillary, comprising:
A method for providing an aligned angled-physical contact (APC) connectorization for an optical cable containing a twisted core multicore optical fiber, the twisted core multicore optical fiber having a plurality of optical fiber cores arrayed substantially in a helical pattern, the method comprising:
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