Patent ID: 9632266
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An optical fiber ribbon comprising: two or more optical fibers disposed substantially parallel to one another, each optical fiber of the two or more optical fibers comprising an optical core and an outer layer substantially surrounding the optical core; and an adhesive material disposed along an exterior portion of each optical fiber of the two more optical fibers, the two or more optical fibers being coupled to one another via the adhesive material, wherein each optical fiber of the two or more optical fibers is sized and positioned such that alignment of the optical fiber ribbon to an optical device is dependent upon an exterior surface of the two or more optical fibers, and wherein the exterior surface of the two or more optical fibers comprises: a first arc on a top surface and a bottom surface of individual optical fibers of the two or more optical fibers, the first arc being defined by an angle θ a second arc on an exterior side of individual outside fibers of the two or more optical fibers, the second arc being defined by an angle θ