Methods of Manufacturing Fiber Optic Components

The methods described are used with existing fiber optic technologies, and are based on several patents and on disclosures now before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patents are No. 4,755,037 ("Fiber Optic Coupler," 1988); No. 4,765,816 ("Method and Apparatus for Making Optical Fiber Couplers," 1988); No. 4,834,493 ("Method of Terminating an Optical Fiber," 1989); and No. 5,381,506 ("Flat to Spiral Polymer Light Waveguide," 1995).