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Kurt Dehut

Seth Dwyer

Patrick Stephen Van Vickle

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A ribbon can be formed from multicore fibers containing multiple cores. The ribbon can be marked at predetermined lengths. The ribbon can be cut at the predetermined lengths to form a plurality of ribbon pieces. The ends of the ribbon pieces can be spliced together based on the marks.

Multicore fiber connectivity

Multicore fibers can include multiple cores surrounded by a cladding. The cores of the multicore fibers can be coupled with a transition portion to facilitate a fanout into one or more ribbons having multiple single cores.

Ribbon fanout for multicore fiber connectivity

A fiber optic alignment assembly can include first and second receivers positioned on a base. The first receiver can include a channel for receiving a collet of a first fiber optic ribbon such that the ferrule of the first fiber optic ribbon is positioned for engagement. The second receiver can include a channel for receiving a collet of a second fiber optic ribbon such that a ferrule of the second fiber optic ribbon is positioned for engagement with the ferrule of the first fiber optic ribbon.

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