Patent ID: 11934025
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 23:
24. A method of fabricating fiber optic assembly comprising:
placing a signal-fiber array on a planar surface of a support substrate, the signal-fiber array comprising a plurality of optical fibers;
applying an adhesive on the plurality of optical fibers and the support substrate;
pressing a release pad onto the adhesive, signal-fiber array, and support substrate; deforming the release pad and thereby controlling and limiting the flow of the adhesive around the pressed released pad;
curing the adhesive; and
removing the release pad,
wherein each optical fiber is spaced apart from adjacent optical fibers of the plurality of optical fibers at a precise pitch, and each optical fiber is directly adjacent an adjacent optical fiber.