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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Raisa Rose Boben, Hickory, NC (US);
Woraphat Dockchoorung, Corning, NY (US);
Riley Saunders Freeland, Corning, NY (US);
Klaus Hartkorn, Painted Post, NY (US);
Mark Alan McDermott, Prattsburgh, NY (US);
Aislin Karina Sullivan, Mission, TX (US);
Pushkar Tandon, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of terminating an optical fiber having an inner core with a fiber optic connector including a ferrule having a micro-bore and an end face with a mating location is disclosed. The method includes determining a bore bearing angle of a bore offset of the micro-bore in the ferrule; determining a core bearing angle of a core offset of the inner core in the optical fiber; orienting the ferrule and the optical fiber relative to each other to minimize the distance between the inner core and the mating location; heating the ferrule to an processing temperature above room temperature; and coupling the optical fiber to the micro-bore of the ferrule. The size of the micro-bores and optical fibers may be selected to maximize the number of interference fits in a population of ferrules and optical fibers while minimizing failed fittings between the ferrules and optical fibers in the populations.