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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2007
Anthony J. Christopher, Andover, MA (US);
John C. Briggs, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Mucci, Upton, MA (US);
Anthony J. Christopher, Andover, MA (US);
John C. Briggs, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Mucci, Upton, MA (US);
kSARIA Corporation, Lawrence, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for shaping an end of an optical fiber. The apparatus may include a frame and a clamp constructed to hold the optical fiber in a fixed location relative to the frame. The apparatus may further include a tip shaper supported by the frame and movable in a first direction toward and away from the clamp, and moveable in a second direction that lies in a plane transverse to the first direction to shape the end of the optical fiber when the tip shaper is placed in contact with the optical fiber. The apparatus may include an abrasive substrate which abrades the end of the fiber.