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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Lumentum Operations Llc, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Harold Moffat, Mississippi Mills, CA;
Stephane McDermott, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
Lumentum Operations LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/25 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3881 (2013.01); G02B 6/36 (2013.01); G02B 6/3672 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/25 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/4248 (2013.01); G02B 6/4403 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include aligning a portion of each of a plurality of optical ribbons in a particular orientation or sequence using a set of alignment apparatus. The method may include stripping the portion of each of the plurality of optical ribbons to expose a cladding of each fiber of the plurality of optical ribbons using a set of stripping apparatus. The method may include hermetically sealing a tube around the portion of each of the plurality of optical ribbons using a set of sealing apparatus. The method may produce a hermetic optical fiber feedthrough.