Corning Incorporated

Corning Research & Development Corporation

Corning Optical Communications LLC

Avanex Corporation

Qi Wu

Ming-Jun Li

Jacques Gollier

Michael Brian Webb

Joel P Carberry

Randy LaRue McClure

Lei Yuan

Scott Robertson Bickham

Garrett Andrew Piech

Robert Adam Modavis

Ann MeeJin Ferrie

Ye Fang

Anatoli Anatolyevich Abramov

Mark Francis Krol

David Andrew Pastel

Stephen Joseph Caracci

Craig John Mancusi Ungaro

Jaymin Amin

Naiyue Zhou

Pushkar Tandon

Stephan Lvovich Logunov

Steven Edward DeMartino

James Scott Sutherland

Ljerka Ukrainczyk

William James Miller

Xin Chen

John Stephen Peanasky

Daniel Warren Hawtof

David Henry

Christopher Lee Timmons

Anping Liu

Yawei Sun

Allison Jean Tanner

Richard Michael Fiacco

Michael Thomas Gallagher

Peter Gerard Wigley

Eric John Mozdy

Jeffery Scott Stone

Vasiliy Nikolaevich Goral

Norman Henry Fontaine

James C Fajardo

Glenn E Kohnke

John Douglas Coleman

Haitao Zhang

Kangmei Li

Corinne Walerack

Gang Chen

Mandakini Kanungo

Elizabeth Tran

Michael Joseph Dailey, Jr

Philip Simon Brown

Rebecca Kayla Schaevitz

Oberon Denaci Deichmann

Ian David Cook

Hui Su

Anil Bastola

Louis Edward Parkman, Iii

Jinxin Huang

Matthew Ryan Drake

Jie Liu

Wei Liu

Chad Charles Terwilliger

Chanh Cuong Vo

Haibei Hu

Deepti J Mudaliar

Kurt Peters

Ying Liu

The present disclosure relates to methods of assembling a lensed optical fiber array by printing in situ a lens onto each optical fiber of an optical fiber array with an ultrafast laser system where the lens can be shaped to the optical fiber end face to reduce pitch mismatch. In some embodiments, optical fiber(s) of the optical fiber array can be cleaved, and the lens can be shaped to the optical fiber end face to reduce pitch mismatch.

Laser printed lensed optical fibers and associated methods

A fiber coupling assembly for interfacing solid core and a hollow core optical fibers includes first and second fiber optic ferrules each having a bore between proximal and distal end faces thereof. At least one ferrule end face is non-perpendicular to longitudinal axes of the ferrules. A bore of one ferrule contains a hollow core optical fiber, and a bore of the other optic ferrule contains a solid core optical fiber with a mode field diameter (MFD) transition region, to bridge a MFD mismatch between the fibers. An air gap may be provided between at least portions of ferrules at an inter-ferrule region. A fiber optic ferrule includes a bore that is non-parallel with a longitudinal axis of the ferrule, and at least one end face that is non-perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, with an optical fiber in the bore optionally including a MFD transition region.

Fiber optic ferrule and interface for coupling hollow-core and solid-core optical fibers

The present disclosure relates to a process by which an optical fiber array is cleaved with a laser-cleaving apparatus. The coating material is stripped or removed from a section of an optical fiber array; a coated or ribbonized section of the optical fiber array is secured in a holder; the holder is aligned inside the laser-cleaving apparatus; the laser cleaves the stripped ends of the fibers in the optical fiber array; the laser-cleaved ends of the optical fibers are then mechanically separated to remove the free ends from the optical fibers in the optical fiber array, leaving a cleaved array of optical fibers. The cleaving process enables the optical fiber array to be cleaved at flexible locations along an optical fiber ribbon or optical fiber cable with no swelling, minimal cleave angle variation across the cores of the optical fibers, a controlled surface roughness of the optical fiber end-faces, and high process yield.

Laser-cleaving of an optical fiber array with controlled cleaving angle

Core configuration transformers and methods of making same. A core configuration transformer includes a transforming optical fiber having plurality of routing cores embedded therein. The transforming optical fiber includes a first end face and a second end face. The plurality of routing cores is configured to define a first end face core pattern at the first end face of the transforming optical fiber, and a second end face core pattern at the second end face of the transforming optical fiber that has one or both of a different arrangement of cores or a different polarity of cores.

Multicore optical fiber core configuration transformer

A cell culture apparatus may include a substrate defining a well. The well may define an interior surface, an exterior surface, an upper aperture and a nadir. The substrate may define a thickness between the interior and exterior surfaces that has a thickness proximate the nadir that is greater than or equal to a thickness proximate the upper aperture.

Microwell design and fabrication for generation of cell culture aggregates

In one embodiment, a multicore optical fiber connector adapter includes at least one multicore optical fiber stub that includes a plurality of optical cores, each optical core having an inner core and an outer core, a fiber coupling section having a first diameter, wherein the cores have a first pitch at the fiber coupling section, a multicore fiber coupling section having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, wherein the cores have a second pitch at the multicore fiber coupling section that is less than the first pitch, and a taper section between the fiber coupling section and the multicore fiber coupling section. The multicore optical fiber connector adapter further includes at least one multicore ferrule comprising a passageway, a multicore connector, a plurality of optical fibers, and a multi-fiber ferrule.

Multicore optical fiber connector adapters

The present disclosure relates to a polymeric overcoating used as a splice protector, and a corresponding method of application where the resulting coated fusion spliced optical fibers or coated fusion spliced optical fiber ribbons can be bundled or stacked to reduce the size of splice protection.

Coating fusion spliced optical fibers and subsequent processing methods thereof

The present disclosure relates to various types of optical fibers that are spliced together with a splice protector provided to house the spliced optical fibers. The splice protector has dimensions that enable improved mechanical properties of the spliced optical fiber.

Cable assembly having routable splice protectors

The present disclosure relates to a fusion splice matched pair detachable connector for high fiber count applications where optical fiber alignment is maintained during processing of the detachable connector.

Detachable connectors for fusion splice high fiber count applications

The present disclosure relates to protecting splices of multiple optical fibers with a low-profile multi-fiber splice protector and a compact splice on furcation housing. The present disclosure also relates to optimal fiber wiring patterns within an optical fiber cable assembly.

Multi-fiber splice protector with compact splice-on furcation housing

Multi-fiber interface apparatuses providing a double reflection expanded beam arrangement include one or more substrates being configured to mountably receive a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), a fiber array coupling member mounted to a substrate, optical elements associated with the substrate and/or the fiber array coupling member, and one or more additional features. An additional feature according to certain implementations includes one or more passive substrate alignment features for aligning substrates to promote optical coupling between optical fibers and the PIC. In certain implementations configured for interfacing with printed circuit boards (PCBs), an additional feature includes a recess defined in an optically transmissive substrate in which a PIC is mounted, or includes a recess defined in a PCB into which the PIC is mounted. Various embodiments provide relaxed fiber alignment tolerances with simplified fabrication and system integration capabilities.

Multi-fiber interface apparatus for photonic integrated circuit

A fiber optic cable assembly includes first and second cable sections each having a jacket, at least one optical fiber, and multiple strength members. An intermediate cable section includes at least one splice joint as well as bundled sections of strength members of the cable sections formed into bundled sections that overlap and are adhered together. As adhered, the bundled strength members are shorter than the at least one spliced optical fiber in the intermediate section to ensure that the strength members bear tensile loads. A fabrication method includes binding unjacketed segments of strength members of two cable sections into bundled sections of strength members, fusion splicing ends of optical fibers, polymerically overcoating at least one splice joint, and adhering the bundled sections of strength members in an overlapping arrangement. An apparatus for thermoplastically coating cable assembly portions includes a trough for molten thermoplastic material, and a lateral insertion slot defined therein.

Fiber optic cable assembly with overlapping bundled strength members, and fabrication method and apparatus

The present disclosure relates to a process by which an optical fiber array or a single optical fiber is cleaved with a laser-cleaving apparatus. The coating material is stripped or removed from a section of an optical fiber array or single optical fiber; a coated or ribbonized section of the optical fiber array or the single optical fiber is secured in a holder; the holder is aligned inside the laser-cleaving apparatus; the laser cleaves the stripped ends of the fibers in the optical fiber array or the single optical fiber; the laser-cleaved ends of the optical fiber(s) are then mechanically separated to remove the free ends from the optical fibers in the optical fiber array or the single optical fiber, leaving a cleaved array of optical fibers or a single cleaved optical fiber. The cleaving process enables the optical fiber array or single optical fiber to be cleaved at flexible locations along an optical fiber ribbon, optical fiber, or optical fiber apparatus (e.g., cleaving can be performed close to a ferrule end face) with no swelling, minimal cleave angle variation across the cores of the optical fibers, a controlled surface roughness of the optical fiber end faces, and high process yield.

A multi-fiber splice protector comprises a strength member including opposing first and second walls connected along only edge, and including unconnected opposing first and second wall extensions. The splice protector has a compact width that permits it to be incorporated with multiple fusion splice optical fibers in a multi-fiber push-on (MPO) type connector utilizing conventional MPO components. Protected splice joints may be provided between a multi-fiber ferrule and a boot of a connector, with at least a portion of a split jacket section of a fiber optic cable arranged within the boot. The jacket may have a split length of less than 25 mm and/or an entirety of the split jacket is within the boot. If provided, heat shrink tubing covering the split jacket may have a reduced length and/or may be confined within the boot.

Multi-fiber splice protector and cable assembly with intra-connector splices, and fabrication method

A fiber optic cable assembly suitable for providing mesh connectivity includes a fiber shuffle region arranged between first and second cable assembly sections that each include multiple tubes each containing a group of optical fibers, with a jacket provided over one or both cable assembly sections. The fiber shuffle region may be compact in width and length, and integrated into a trunk cable. Optical fibers remain in sequential order in groups at ends of the cable assembly sections, where the fibers may be ribbonized and/or connectorized. A fabrication method for such a fiber optic cable assembly is also disclosed.

Fiber optic cable assembly with integrated shuffle and fabrication method

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