Patent ID: 8740474

Claim:
A method for processing a multi-fiber ferrule for a multi-fiber fiber optic connector, the multi-fiber ferrule including a ferrule body having a distal end and a proximal end, the ferrule body also defining a plurality of openings that extend through the ferrule body from the proximal end to the distal end, the ferrule body having a plurality of optical fibers potted within the openings, the method comprising: removing a portion of a distal end face of the ferrule using a micro-machining process in which a plurality of laser beam pulses are directed at the distal end face of the ferrule to cause removal of the portion of the distal end face, and wherein the laser beam pulses have a power density selected such that the plurality of laser beam pulses are not capable of ablating glass, and wherein the plurality of laser beam pluses ablate outer layers of the distal face of the ferrule without ablating the plurality of optical fibers potted within the openings of the ferrule body.