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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Sean L. Jones, Clarkston, GA (US);
Jinkee Kim, Norcross, GA (US);
Yu LU, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Furukawn Electric North America, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A laser cleaving apparatus for use in terminating optical fiber cable ends has a laser beam source, the output of which is directed through a beam distorting member, which produces a beam having a chisel shape with a substantially flat side normal to the axis of a connector fiber containing ferrule and focuses it onto the fiber at a point adjacent the ferrule end face with the flat side also adjacent the end face. A single step polishing stage polishes the cleaved fiber end face to make it flat and flush with the ferrule end face.