{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 {TAIL ~ the fiber bundle} by etching and provides means for preventing breakage of the etched fibers during etching and assembly 
{ 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 { TAIL ~ the fiber bundle } by etching and provides means for preventing breakage of the etched fibers during etching and assembly
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