Patent ID: 6767136
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A device comprising:a first optical fiber having a polished end and a splicing end, the polished end and the splicing end of the first optical fiber separated by a first length; a second optical fiber having a polished end and a splicing end, the polished end and the splicing end of the second optical fiber separated by a second length, the second length of the second optical fiber being substantially the same as the first length of the first optical fiber, the second optical fiber being substantially parallel to the first optical fiber, the second optical fiber and the first optical fiber form a plane, and the second length of the second optical fiber being less than fifty millimeters; and a body having a mating end and a splicing end, the mating end and the splicing end of the body separated by a third length, the first optical fiber bonded to the body, the second optical fiber bonded to the body, the polished end of the first optical fiber and the polished end of the second optical fiber being substantially flush with the mating end of the body, and the third length of the body being less than the first length of the first optical fiber.