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AssigneeFiberguide Industries, Inc.
InventorsIrfan Camlibel, Jonathan Sherman, Theodore C. Rich, Ernest J. Rich
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A system of making high density optical fiber arrays that includes securing the optical fiber ends in the housing front mask openings, then lapping the fiber ends and front mask forward surface to angle the fiber end front surfaces so that reflected wave energy does not interfere with optical signal data when transmitted during use. The opening pattern is preferably 2×2 to 128×128 or higher. Several alternate lap tool designs are disclosed including translational and rotating laps formed from solid bodies or a series of stacked plates. Standard slurry grinding and polishing compounds can be applied as desired. If a layer of epoxy originally covers the mask front face, it is removed by the lap tool as the fiber ends are lapped.
A method of making an optical fiber array having a housing and a front mask at the forward end of the housing, the mask having initially a planar forward face and forming predetermined numbers of openings arranged in a predetermined pattern, said method comprising:
A system for manufacturing an optical fiber array that includes a housing, a front mask having a plurality of openings, and
An optical fiber array comprising
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