Patent ID: 9151923
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of attaching connectors to ends of a fiber optic cable possessing at least one multi-core optical fiber, the method comprising: inserting a first end of a first multi-core optical fiber of the fiber optic cable into a first ferrule of a first connector; rotating the first end of the first multi-core optical fiber within the first ferrule until a first selected core of the first multi-core fiber is in a first alignment relative to a first feature of the first connector; affixing the first multi-core optical fiber within the first ferrule of the first connector in the first aligned position; inserting a second end of the first multi-core optical fiber of the fiber optic cable into a second ferrule of a second connector; rotating the second end of the first multi-core optical fiber within the second ferrule until the first selected core of the first multi-core fiber is in a second alignment relative to a second feature of the second connector; and affixing the first multi-core optical fiber within the second ferrule of the second connector in the second aligned position.