公开(公告)号：US11420293B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16459041

申请日：2019-07-01

Applicant: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Boyang Lin ,  Garrett Andrew Piech ,  Steven Ross Sims ,  James Scott Sutherland ,  Michael Brian Webb ,  Elvis Alberto Zambrano

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190321922A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16459041

申请日：2019-07-01

Applicant: Corning Optical Communications LLC

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Boyang Lin ,  Garrett Andrew Piech ,  Steven Ross Sims ,  James Scott Sutherland ,  Michael Brian Webb ,  Elvis Alberto Zambrano

IPC: B23K26/384 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/362 ,  G02B6/38

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.