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

Claim 22:
23. A method of fabricating a fiber optic assembly comprising:
placing a signal-fiber array on a first surface of a support substrate, the signal-fiber array comprising a plurality of optical fibers disposed in a plurality of V-grooves disposed on the first surface of the support substrate;
applying an adhesive on the plurality of optical fibers and the support substrate for bonding the plurality of signal optical fibers to each other and to the support substrate,
pressing a release pad onto the adhesive, signal-fiber array, and support substrate;
curing the adhesive;
deforming the release pad and thereby controlling and limiting the flow of the adhesive around the pressed released pad; and
removing the release pad,
wherein a first datum surface is disposed at a top of each of the plurality of optical fibers opposite the support surface, 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.