A method of fabrication of a fiber bundle termination with reduced fiber to fiber pitch which includes reducing the outside diameter of {TAIL ~ fibers} in the fiber bundle by etching and provides {HEAD ~ means} for preventing breakage of the etched fibers during etching and assembly 
A method of fabrication of a fiber bundle termination with reduced fiber to fiber pitch which includes reducing the outside diameter of { TAIL ~ fibers } in the fiber bundle by etching and provides { HEAD ~ means } for preventing breakage of the etched fibers during etching and assembly
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