Patent ID: 9416046
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B23K,C03B,G02B

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming an optical surface on an end portion of an optical fiber, comprising: providing a ferrule having a first end, a second end, and a ferrule bore extending between the first and second ends; inserting an optical fiber through the ferrule bore so that an end portion of the optical fiber extends past an end face on the second end of the ferrule; emitting at least one laser beam from at least one laser; directing the at least one laser beam to be incident on the end portion of the optical fiber at a plurality of locations, wherein the laser beam is emitted and directed to have a maximum beam width that is less than an outer diameter of the optical fiber at each of the plurality of locations; and operating the at least one laser to form a plurality of holes in the optical fiber at the plurality of locations, wherein the end portion of the optical fiber is cleaved by forming the holes.