Method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles

Details Method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles Method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles

2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Sanghavi, Hemang (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Optical fiber bundle

Imaging

C385S120000, C385S121000, C156S250000, C156S296000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11264310

ABSTRACT:
A method of forming a plurality of optical waveguide bundles may include arranging a plurality of optical waveguides in a substantially coplanar configuration, constraining a distal portion of the plurality of optical waveguides with an initial distal constraint, and pulling the constrained plurality of optical waveguides to a subsequent length. The subsequent length comprises a first bundle length and a second bundle length. The method also includes clustering a middle portion of the plurality of optical waveguides, wherein the middle portion retains the substantially coplanar configuration, constraining the middle portion with a middle constraint, and constraining a proximal portion of the plurality of optical waveguides with a proximal constraint. The method further includes pulling the constrained plurality of optical waveguides, separating the constrained plurality of optical waveguides at approximately the middle portion of the middle constraint, and splitting the proximal constraint to form a first optical waveguide bundle and a second optical waveguide bundle, wherein approximately a first half of the proximal constraint forms a subsequent distal constraint for a subsequent plurality of optical waveguides.

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