Patent ID: 7918612

Claim:
A device for mechanically splicing a first optic fiber to a second optic fiber, said device comprising: a ferrule having a capillary bore, said capillary bore configured to enclose the first optic fiber at a first end of said ferrule and to enclose the second optic fiber at a second end of said ferrule; and epoxy disposed to secure the first optic fiber and the second fiber to a surface of said capillary bore; wherein said ferrule further includes at least one micro channel configured to enable excess said epoxy to flow out of said capillary bore; wherein said ferrule comprises an offset section; wherein said offset section comprises an offset length of said ferrule displaced at an offset distance such that an end of the first optic fiber and an end of the second optic fiber are mutually aligned against said micro channel; and wherein said offset distance is approximately 10 to 200 μm.