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MULTI-FERRULE CONNECTOR FOR MULTICORE FIBER TERMINATIONS

  • US 20130259429A1
  • Filed: 05/24/2013
  • Published: 10/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multifiber connector structure for terminating a set of multicore fibers, the multifiber connector structure comprising:

  • a ganged connector housing configured to receive a plurality of single-fiberconnectors, each connector being removably retainable at a respective location in the connector housing,wherein each single-fiber connector comprises a housing containing a ferrule for receiving and retaining a single multicore fiber,wherein the single-fiber connectors have a high-density packing footprint within the connector housing, andwherein each single-fiber connector and its respective ferrule is configured to enable individual repositioning, tuning, alignment, repair or replacement of a respective multicore fiber terminated therein, independent of other optical fibers within the plurality of single fiber ferrules, and without requiring replacement of the entire set of multicore fibers.

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