Corning Incorporated

Corning Optical Communications LLC

William Kenneth Denson

James Scott Sutherland

Douglas Llewellyn Butler

Peter Knowles

Correy Robert Ustanik

Chong Pyung An

Siva Venkatachalam

Gabriel Pierce Agnello

David Bruce Moorehouse

Denwood Falconer Ross, Iii

Apparatus and method for testing a sheet of brittle material comprising the steps of measuring one or more edge features of a sheet of brittle material, imparting a bend to the sheet of brittle material and producing relative motion between the sheet and the bend such that the bend traverses the sheet. A stress can be induced in the sheet as a function of the relative motion and imparted bend, wherein the induced stress corresponds to a predetermined strength value, and the measured one or more edge features can be correlated with the strength value.

Edge strength testing methods and apparatuses

Optical interface devices and methods employing optical fibers and support member having a bend section are disclosed, wherein the optical interface device is used for optically connecting at least one photonic device to at least one optical device via at least one optical fiber. An array of optical fibers is arranged immediately adjacent a portion of the outer curved surface at the bend section. A fiber alignment member having a fiber alignment feature engages the array of optical fibers at a back-end flat portion of the support member so that end faces of the optical fibers are substantially co-planar with a bottom surface of the fiber alignment member and a back end of the support member. A securing layer disposed over the optical fiber array serves to secure the optical fiber array to the outer.

Optical interface devices and methods employing optical fibers and a support member having a bend section

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