CPC G02B 6/3853 (2013.01) [C03B 19/00 (2013.01); C03C 4/04 (2013.01); C03C 23/002 (2013.01); C03C 27/10 (2013.01); G02B 6/3854 (2013.01); G02B 6/3861 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method of making a lensed connector comprising:
inserting a light occluding agent into at least one hole of a ferrule made of glass, wherein the at least one hole extends partially through the ferrule from a first surface;
applying UV light onto the first surface of the ferrule such that the light occluding agent prevents a portion of the ferrule from being treated by the UV light, thereby forming an untreated portion of the ferrule;
removing the light occluding agent from the ferrule; and
thermally developing the ferrule such that the untreated portion of the ferrule forms a dome shaped lens structure protruding from a second surface of the ferrule, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface.
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