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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Philip Simon Brown, Big Flats, NY (US);
Matthew Ryan Drake, Painted Post, NY (US);
Richard Michael Fiacco, Corning, NY (US);
Mandakini Kanungo, Painted Post, NY (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Jeffery Scott Stone, Addison, NY (US);
Qi Wu, Painted Post, NY (US);
Haitao Zhang, Ithaca, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A high-density optical fiber ribbon is formed by two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers each having an outer surface and that do not individually include a protective polymer coating. A common protective coating substantially surrounds the outer surfaces of the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers so that the common protective coating is common to the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers. A fiber ribbon cable is formed by adding a cover assembly to the fiber ribbon. A fiber ribbon interconnect is formed adding one or more optical connectors to the fiber ribbon or fiber ribbon cable. Optical data transmission systems that employ the fiber ribbon to optically connect to a photonic device are also disclosed. Methods of forming the cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers and the high-density optical fiber ribbons are also disclosed.