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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Kelvin B. Bradley, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jinkee Kim, Norcross, GA (US);
Gregory A. Sandels, Buford, GA (US);
Willard C. White, Suwanee, GA (US);
Kelvin B. Bradley, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jinkee Kim, Norcross, GA (US);
Gregory A. Sandels, Buford, GA (US);
Willard C. White, Suwanee, GA (US);
OFS Fitel, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber cable connector includes a ferrule with a guide hole that is shaped to closely receive a multicore fiber having a flat side indicative of the rotational orientation of the cores of the multicore fiber. The ferrule includes a flat surface at one side of the guide hole, corresponding in position to the flat side of the multicore fiber. Installing the multicore fiber into the guide hole with its flat side abutting the flat surface along the side of the guide hole provides alignment of the cores with respect to an optical component to which the multicore fiber endface is to be connected.