Patent ID: 9429721
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A connector system comprising: a first ferrule having a first surface; a first holder formed in said first ferrule and formed as a single opening or groove extending up to said first end surface; a plurality of single-core optical fibers mounted in said first holder in an abutting relationship along a length of said first holder, with first ends of said plurality of single-core optical fibers arranged in a first given pattern at said first end surface of said first ferrule; an individual fiber connector attached to a second end of a first single-core fiber of said plurality of single-core optical fibers; a second ferrule having a second end surface; and a second holder formed in said second ferrule and formed as a single opening or groove extending up to said second end surface, wherein second ends of a second and third single-core fiber of said plurality of single-core optical fibers are mounted in said second holder and are arranged in a second given pattern at said second end surface of said second ferrule.