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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Qi Wu, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a multicore optical fiber connector adapter includes at least one multicore optical fiber stub that includes a plurality of optical cores, each optical core having an inner core and an outer core, a fiber coupling section having a first diameter, wherein the cores have a first pitch at the fiber coupling section, a multicore fiber coupling section having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, wherein the cores have a second pitch at the multicore fiber coupling section that is less than the first pitch, and a taper section between the fiber coupling section and the multicore fiber coupling section. The multicore optical fiber connector adapter further includes at least one multicore ferrule comprising a passageway, a multicore connector, a plurality of optical fibers, and a multi-fiber ferrule.