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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Timothy S. Cline, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Wesley A. Yates, Lenoir, NC (US);
Timothy S. Cline, Granite Falls, NC (US);
Wesley A. Yates, Lenoir, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An exemplary apparatus includes ferrule offset assemblies each having opposing ferrules with respective ends and respective fiber channels maintained in general relative and adjustable alignment. Offset adjusting devices adjust the relative alignment of the fiber channels to create at least one select fiber channel alignment offset. Respective multimode fibers are disposed in the fiber channels and have a fiber alignment corresponding to the fiber channel alignment. One of the multimode fibers has an end configured to optically couple to a launch multimode fiber, which is connected to a device having a light source. The multimode fiber receives light from the launch multimode fiber so that at least some of the light passes through to the other multimode fiber and then to a power meter. Power measurements for different fiber offsets are then compared to established attenuation values.