METHODS OF FORMING GRADIENT INDEX (GRIN) LENS CHIPS FOR OPTICAL CONNECTIONS AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS

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13687536

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Gradient index (GRIN) lens chips for optical connections, and related methods of creating GRIN lens chips are disclosed. Each GRIN lens chip may include at least one GRIN lens and a GRIN lens holder for aligning the GRIN lens in an optical connection. When creating a GRIN lens chip, a shaped substrate may be provided including a GRIN lens holder and at least one GRIN groove for securing and aligning the GRIN lens relative to the GRIN lens holder. The GRIN lens may be part of a GRIN lens rod. By freeing the GRIN lens holder from the shaped substrate, the GRIN lens holder may include a fiber mating surface and a terminal mating surface. The fiber mating surface and the terminal mating surface may be used to align the GRIN lens holder in the optical connection.

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CORNING CABLE SYSTEMS LLC800 17TH STREET NW HICKORY NC 28601

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  • 5744 Applications Filed
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Bhagavatula, Venkata Adiseshaiah Big Flats, US 50 630
Treichler, George Davis Hammondsport, US 7 138
Vasilakos, Kevin Andrew Corning, US 16 138

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