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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Shigeru Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hidetoshi Numata, Kanagawa, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods for fabricating connectors for multilayered optical waveguides, as well as apparatuses for multilayered optical waveguides that embody ferrules and connectors. The method of fabricating a connector includes the steps of: stacking in a containing unit of a ferrule, a plurality of optical waveguides that are each preliminarily formed in the shape of layers; and injecting resin or adhesive through a space lying between the plurality of optical waveguides and the containing unit of the ferrule, with the plurality of optical waveguides contained in a stacked manner so that resin or adhesive reaches each of the plurality of optical waveguides.