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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Costas Saravanos, Highland Village, TX (US);
Elli Makrides-saravanos, Highland Village, TX (US);
Otto I. Szentesi, Hickory, NC (US);
William J. Miller, Horseheads, NY (US);
Costas Saravanos, Highland Village, TX (US);
Elli Makrides-Saravanos, Highland Village, TX (US);
Otto I. Szentesi, Hickory, NC (US);
William J. Miller, Horseheads, NY (US);
Corning Cable Sytems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber splitter has a higher density fiber optic array that allows for smaller packaging. The optical fibers that extend from the optical fiber splitter have one end connectorized and their spacing at the other end reduced, thereby eliminating components that were heretofore required. A method of making the fiber optic array includes interleaving the optical fibers to reduce the overall dimensions of the fiber optic array and the fiber optic splitter. A tool is used to reduce the spacing of the optical fibers in the fiber optic array.