Molex Corporation

Gennady Genchanok

Mark R Waldron

Thomas D Schiltz

Jesus Enrique Fung

Jerome Scherwin

Remy Trotabas

Loreta Sadauskas

Semyon Tkach

An optical fiber cable assembly has a first end portion of each of a plurality of optical fibers positioned in a generally parallel first array and a second end portion of each of the plurality of optical fibers is positioned in a generally parallel second array. Optical fibers along a portion of the length spaced from the first and second end portions are not retained in a parallel array. A coating is applied to at least a section of each optical fiber. A generally planar carrier of an optical assembly has a first guide member and a second guide member with a first cable assembly disposed within the first guide member and a second cable assembly disposed within the second guide member. Connectors of the cable assemblies are spaced from the carrier. A securement structure retains the cable assemblies within the guide members.

Optical fiber cable assembly and carrier

An optical ribbon () includes at least one optical fiber and a conformal coating at least substantially encapsulating said at least one optical fiber. The optical ribbon is flat and has a generally curved section () which can be routed around components () on a printed wiring board () or can be used as a built-in ferrule retermination loop.

Optical ribbon and method of forming same

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Buffalo Grove, IL, United States of America

Gennady Genchanok