Automated fiber preparation and welding methods and system

Abstract

A method for constructing a fiber array includes a) selecting a fiber spool among one or more fiber spools; b) processing a portion of the fiber spool to form an optical fiber having an output end; c) positioning a substrate at a position of a plurality of positions; and d) aligning the output end of the optical fiber to the substrate. The method also includes e) coupling the output end of the optical fiber to a location of a plurality of locations on the substrate; f) detaching the optical fiber from the fiber spool to form an input end of the optical fiber; and g) marking the optical fiber. The method further includes repeating c) through g) for each of the plurality of locations on the substrate determining that the substrate has been positioned at each of the plurality of positions.

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