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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Tetsu Morishima, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an optical fiber splicing component includes preparing a plurality of optical fibers each including a glass fiber including a core and a cladding covering the core, and a resin coating covering the glass fiber, an end portion of the glass fiber being exposed from the resin coating, mounting the plurality of glass fibers on an optical fiber holding member so that the plurality of glass fibers exposed from the resin coating are arranged in a first direction and protrude outward from the optical fiber holding member, adjusting and fixing postures of the plurality of glass fibers around respective central axes, and collectively bonding two or more glass fibers among the plurality of glass fibers and the optical fiber holding member with an adhesive.