Patent ID: 7344315

Claim:
An assembly, comprising: a first fiber comprising at least one core, wherein: said core comprises a first end, and a second end; light may be transmitted along said core; and said second end comprises an obtusely angled end surface having a first diffusion state and at least one diffusion feature modifying said first diffusion state to a second diffusion state, said second diffusion state having a light dispersing geometry that emits light from said obtusely angled end surface over a greater number of angles than said first diffusion state; wherein said obtusely angled end surface comprises an obtuse angle from about 101° to about 136° as measured from a horizontal axis of said core; a second fiber comprising at least one core having a first end, wherein light may be transmitted along said core; and a first connector coupled to said first fiber proximate said second diffusion state and a second connector coupled to said second fiber, wherein said first and second connectors engage each other to optically couple said first fiber to said second fiber.