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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Hickory, NC (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Ying Liu, Painted Post, NY (US);
Lei Yuan, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3838 (2013.01); G02B 6/3843 (2013.01); G02B 6/3851 (2013.01); G02B 6/4434 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to laser treatment of an optical fiber to secure the optical fiber within a ferrule bore. In particular, the laser treatment modifies the physical structure of the optical fiber to aid in securing the optical fiber within the ferrule bore and to correct core-to-ferrule eccentricity errors.