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