Patent ID: 8452152

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a server device, a request to create an air gap interface via which at least two fibers are interconnected in a manner that permits an optical signal to traverse the air gap interface, a first fiber, of the at least two fibers, being terminated by a first end-face, a second fiber, of the at least two fibers, being terminated by a second end-face, and the request including information regarding a first quantity of attenuation that occurs when a mechanical interface that is being replaced by the air gap interface is used; determining, by the server device, a spacing dimension of a particular spacing of the air gap interface based on the information regarding the first quantity of attenuation; determining, by the server device and based on the request, a particular end-face angle based on the spacing dimension; and performing, by the server device, an operation on the first end-face or the second end-face to establish the particular end-face angle, the particular end-face angle enabling the particular spacing between the first end-face and the second end-face to be established.