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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2022
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Avon, FR;
Riley Saunders Freeland, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber connector comprises a multi-fiber ferrule having an array of grooves recessed relative to an upper surface of a medial portion thereof, wherein each groove has a depth greater than a maximum diameter of an uncoated fiber segment received therein, and is shaped such that an optical fiber received therein lacks contact with the groove over large arc length thereof (e.g., an arc spanning at least 120 or at least 150 degrees). A method for fabricating a multi-fiber connector with a multi-fiber ferrule includes flexing a medial portion of the ferrule into a non-linear configuration to expand an average width of at least some grooves defined in an upper surface of a medial portion thereof, receiving optical fibers in the grooves, pushing the fibers away from the bottom of each groove, and securing the optical fibers in the grooves.