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Methods of making assemblies and assemblies for interconnecting optical fibers and use in integrated optical systems. The optical fiber connector assemblies include a pedestal having a step supporting an optical waveguide device having a buried waveguide. End portions of the step support means for r

Methods of making assemblies and assemblies for interconnecting optical fibers and use in integrated optical systems. The optical fiber connector assemblies include a pedestal having a step supporting an optical waveguide device having a buried waveguide. End portions of the step support means for receiving cores and cladding of optical fibers with the optical axes of the cores in alignment with the optical axis or axes of the waveguide.

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An optical fiber connector assembly for connecting optical fibers having a core, cladding and a jacket in an optical fiber system comprising: a pedestal having two ends, a surface adjacent each of the ends, each of the surfaces for contacting the jacket of one of the optical fibers, and a raised ste

An optical fiber connector assembly for connecting optical fibers having a core, cladding and a jacket in an optical fiber system comprising: a pedestal having two ends, a surface adjacent each of the ends, each of the surfaces for contacting the jacket of one of the optical fibers, and a raised step between the surfaces; means for receiving the core and the cladding of the optical fibers on two end portions of the step near the pedestal surfaces; and an optical waveguide device on the step between the end portions, the device having a buried waveguide having an optical axis, wherein the buried waveguide has five ends adapted to input and output light, each one of the waveguide ends are connected to the other waveguide ends, one of the waveguide ends is adjacent one of the two end portions of the step, the other four waveguide ends are adjacent to the other one of the two end portions of the step, such that light injected into the one waveguide end is divided in the waveguide and exits through the other four waveguide ends and light injected into each of the other four waveguide ends exits through the one waveguide end, such that when the cores and the claddings are in the means for receiving on the two end portions of the step, optical axes of the cores are substantially in alignment with the optical axis of the buried waveguide.