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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Gregory A. Lochkovic, Conover, NC (US);
Norman Andrew Punch, Jr., Hickory, NC (US);
Brunhilde Hagemeister, Hickory, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
An optical fiber array ( ) comprising at least one subunit ( ) including at least one optical fiber ( ) therein surrounded by a respective subunit matrix ( ) having a subunit matrix modulus characteristic. The optical fiber array ( ) includes a common matrix ( ) disposed adjacent to the at least one subunit ( ) and having a common matrix modulus characteristic. A subunit/common matrix modulus ratio being defined as a ratio of the subunit matrix modulus characteristic with respect to the common matrix modulus characteristic, the subunit/common matrix modulus ratio being greater than about 1.5:1. The optical fiber array ( ) can include an adhesion zone ( ) defining a controlled adhesion bond between the common and subunit matrices ( ).