A method of {HEAD ~ fabrication} of {TAIL ~ 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 means for preventing breakage of the etched fibers during etching and assembly 
A method of { HEAD ~ fabrication } of { TAIL ~ 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 means for preventing breakage of the etched fibers during etching and assembly
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