Patent ID: 9599780
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. A multi-fiber cable assembly comprising: an optical connector including: a cable including at least seventy-two optical fibers, the cable being anchored to the optical connector, the optical fibers being routed through a first end of the optical ferrule body, the optical fibers having bare portions that are secured at the first end of the optical ferrule body using rigid epoxy, each of the optical fibers being routed through one of the buckling chambers to one of the alignment holes, each of the optical fibers having a fiber tip that protrudes from the respective alignment hole defined by the end face, the fiber tips being bare and relatively coplanar, each of the buckling chambers providing sufficient space to accommodate bending of portions of the optical fibers to enable axial movement of the fiber tips within the alignment openings.