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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ofs Fitel, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kelvin B. Bradley, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jinkee Kim, Norcross, GA (US);
Gregory A. Sandels, Buford, GA (US);
Assignee:
OFS FITEL, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/245 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3834 (2013.01); G02B 6/02042 (2013.01); G02B 6/245 (2013.01); G02B 6/3843 (2013.01); G02B 6/3861 (2013.01); G02B 6/3863 (2013.01); G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/3851 (2013.01); G02B 6/3893 (2013.01); G02B 6/4403 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49174 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49895 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1052 (2015.01);
Abstract
Structures and techniques are described relating to the alignment of multicore fibers within a multifiber connector. These structures and techniques include: multicore fibers having a number of different shapes, including, for example, circular, elliptical, D-shaped, double D-shaped, and polygonal; multifiber ferrules, having a plurality of fiber guide holes therein of various shapes; alignment fixtures for aligning multicore fibers within multifiber ferrules; and various multicore fiber alignment techniques.