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- Patent Title: Methods of ferrule reshaping for correcting core-to-ferrule concentricity errors, and optical fiber cable assemblies related to such methods
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Application No.: US16459041Application Date: 2019-07-01
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Publication No.: US11420293B2Publication Date: 2022-08-23
- Inventor: Dana Craig Bookbinder , Boyang Lin , Garrett Andrew Piech , Steven Ross Sims , James Scott Sutherland , Michael Brian Webb , Elvis Alberto Zambrano
- Applicant: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Hickory
- Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Hickory
- Main IPC: B23K26/384
- IPC: B23K26/384 ; G02B6/38 ; B23K26/362 ; B23K26/00

Abstract:
Methods of reshaping ferrules used in optical fiber cables assemblies are disclosed. The reshaping methods reduce a core-to-ferrule concentricity error (E), which improves coupling efficiency and optical transmission. The methods include measuring a true center of the ferrule, wherein the true center is based on an outer surface of the ferrule; and reshaping at least a portion of the ferrule to change the true center of the ferrule, wherein the reshaping includes enlarging a portion of the ferrule. A variety of reshaping techniques are also disclosed.
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