Fig. 5.

(a) Assembly process of a fiber bundle. First, three 4.5-in.-long fiber ribbons were stacked in a custom mold. (b) In the second step, epoxy was applied between the layers and a custom made teflon strip was put on top of the fiber ribbons and squeezed downward by a clamp. (c) Photograph of a three-layer fiber bundle mounted in the moldis presented. (d) Eight groups of fibers put together side by side in a larger mold during gluing process of a 96 × 3 bundle are depicted.