Optical waveguides – Optical fiber bundle
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Chang, Audrey (Department: 2872)
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber bundle
C385S015000, C385S016000, C385S046000, C385S047000, C385S098000, C385S099000, C385S114000, C385S116000, C385S134000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06873773
ABSTRACT:
A method of cross-connecting or reorganizing individual optical fibers of a plurality of fiber optic ribbons include the steps of providing a substrate having an adhesive thereon with a mixing zone within the boundaries thereof. A plurality of individual optical fibers are routed onto the substrate to form a plurality of fiber optic input ribbons, reorganizing the fibers in the mixing zone, and forming a plurality of fiber optic output ribbons. At least some of the output ribbons have fibers from more than one of the input ribbons. The input and output ribbons are coated on the substrate outside the mixing zone to hold the routed fibers in ribbon form, leaving at least portions of the fibers in the mixing zone uncoated. The coated ribbons are stripped from the substrate with the uncoated fibers from the mixing zone being loose. A holding device is placed about at least the uncoated loose fibers between the input and output ribbons.
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Ali Sammy
Grois Igor
Makhlin IIya
Sun Maurice X.
Bose Romi N.
Chang Audrey
Curtis Craig
Molex Incorporated
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