CN113917615A - Optical fiber array structure and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an optical fiber array structure, which comprises a substrate and a cover plate matched with the substrate, wherein at least one group of placing grooves arranged side by side is arranged on the substrate, each group of placing grooves comprises a first placing groove which is positioned on the same central line and used for placing bare optical fibers with coating layers stripped off, a second placing groove which is used for placing bare optical fibers positioned outside the first placing groove and other optical fibers with coating layers, the first placing groove is communicated with the second placing groove, the sectional area of the first placing groove is smaller than that of the second placing groove, and the cover plate covers the first placing grooves. Compared with the prior art, the optical fiber array structure is provided with the plurality of groups of mounting grooves on the substrate, the bare optical fibers with the coating layers stripped off at the end parts in the same optical fiber are placed in the first mounting groove, the bare optical fibers outside the first mounting groove and the rest optical fibers with the coating layers are placed in the second mounting groove, so that the tail optical fibers of the bare optical fibers are not damaged, and the product yield, the efficiency and the reliability are improved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to an optical fiber array structure, in particular to an optical fiber array structure and a manufacturing method thereof.
Background
The prior optical Fiber Array (FA) is manufactured by mounting an optical fiber, a bundle of optical fibers or a strip fiber with a coating layer stripped off on an array substrate by using a single groove, pressing a glass cover plate on the optical fiber by using an assembly fixture, and then bonding the optical fiber, the single groove and the cover plate together by using glue.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems, the invention provides an optical fiber array structure, which adopts a double-placing groove structure, the optical fiber exposed outside can be placed into the placing groove at the rear end, the optical fiber cannot swing and bend randomly in the two placing grooves, and the optical fiber can be better protected.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
the utility model provides an optical fiber array structure, including the base plate and with base plate complex apron, a serial communication port, be equipped with at least a set of mounting groove that sets up side by side on the base plate, every group mounting groove is including being used for laying on same central line and peeling off the first mounting groove of the naked optic fibre of coating and being used for laying the bare optic fibre that is in outside the first mounting groove and all the other second mounting grooves that have the optic fibre of coating, first mounting groove communicates with the second mounting groove mutually, the sectional area of first mounting groove is less than the sectional area of second mounting groove, the apron lid closes in each first mounting groove top.
Preferably, the first and second mounting grooves are both V-shaped in cross section.
More preferably, the included angles of the first mounting groove and the second mounting groove are the same, and the included angles of the first mounting groove and the second mounting groove are alpha, and alpha is more than or equal to 60 degrees and less than or equal to 120 degrees.
Preferably, the upper surface of the substrate is divided into a first area and a second area, the first placing grooves are distributed in the first area side by side, the second placing grooves are distributed in the second area side by side, and the cover plate covers the substrate in the first area.
Preferably, the first placement groove and the second placement groove are filled with glue for fixing the optical fibers.
The invention also provides a manufacturing method of the optical fiber array structure, when manufacturing and assembling are carried out, the mounting grooves at the rear end can be used for positioning, optical fibers can be placed into the two mounting grooves more accurately, and the assembling efficiency and yield can be improved.
A manufacturing method of an optical fiber array structure is characterized by comprising the following steps:
1) cleaning a base plate with at least one group of mounting grooves, a cover plate and optical fibers, wherein each group of mounting grooves on the base plate comprises a first mounting groove and a second mounting groove which are positioned on the same central line, and the sectional area of the first mounting groove is smaller than that of the second mounting groove;
2) stripping off a coating layer from one end of each optical fiber;
3) each optical fiber is placed in a corresponding group of placing grooves, the bare optical fiber with the coating layer removed is placed in a first placing groove, and the bare optical fiber positioned outside the first placing groove and the rest optical fibers with the coating layers are placed in a corresponding second placing groove along a straight line;
4) covering the cover plate on the first placing grooves respectively filled with the bare fibers;
5) and glue is filled in the first placing groove to fix the bare optical fiber, and glue is filled in the second placing groove to fix the optical fiber.
Preferably, the placing grooves of each group on the substrate in the step 1) are distributed side by side, and during manufacturing, a first placing groove is formed on the substrate by cutting, and then a second placing groove is formed by cutting at a corresponding position along a center line.
More preferably, the first seating groove and the second seating groove have a V-shaped cross section.
More preferably, the upper surface of the substrate is divided into a first area and a second area, the first placing grooves are distributed in the first area side by side, the second placing grooves are distributed in the second area side by side, and the cover plate covers the substrate in the first area.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the invention provides an optical fiber array structure.A plurality of groups of placing grooves are arranged on a substrate, a first placing groove and a second placing groove in each group of placing grooves are coaxially arranged, bare optical fibers with coating layers stripped off at the end parts in the same optical fiber are placed in the first placing groove, bare optical fibers outside the first placing groove and other optical fibers with coating layers are placed in the second placing groove, so that the tail optical fibers of the bare optical fibers are prevented from being damaged, and the yield, the efficiency and the reliability of products are improved; can utilize the second mounting groove location that is located the rear end when equipment preparation fiber array, more accurate puts into the mounting groove with optic fibre, can improve the efficiency of equipment.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optical fiber array structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an optical fiber array structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a substrate in an optical fiber array structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view A-A of a substrate in an optical fiber array structure according to the present invention;
fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view B-B of a substrate in an optical fiber array structure according to the present invention.
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Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 to 5 illustrate a preferred embodiment of an optical fiber array structure according to the present invention. As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the optical fiber array structure includes a base plate 10 and a cover plate 30 engaged with the base plate, wherein at least one set of mounting grooves 20 are provided on the base plate 10, each set of mounting grooves 20 includes a first mounting groove 21 for mounting a bare fiber with a coating removed and a second mounting groove 22 for mounting a bare fiber outside the first mounting groove and the remaining optical fibers with coatings on the same center line, the first mounting groove 21 is communicated with the second mounting groove 22, the sectional area of the first mounting groove 21 is smaller than that of the second mounting groove 22, the cover plate 30 is covered over each first mounting groove 21, the entire array structure is adapted to mount a plurality of optical fibers, when each optical fiber is mounted, an end of the optical fiber is removed to form a bare fiber, the bare fiber with a coating removed is mounted in the first mounting groove 21, and the remaining bare fiber outside the first mounting groove 21 and the remaining optical fibers are mounted in the second mounting grooves 22, therefore, the optical fiber exposed outside can be placed into the second placing groove at the rear end, and the optical fiber cannot swing and bend randomly in the two placing grooves, so that the optical fiber can be better protected.
The cross sections of the first mounting groove 21 and the second mounting groove 22 are both in a V shape, so that the optical fiber mounting device is suitable for optical fibers with different diameters, and the application range is enlarged. The included angles of the first placing groove 21 and the second placing groove 22 are the same, the included angles of the first placing groove and the second placing groove are alpha, and alpha is more than or equal to 60 degrees and less than or equal to 120 degrees. In a preferred embodiment, the included angle between the first receiving groove 21 and the second receiving groove 22 is 60 ° or 120 °.
The upper surface of the substrate 10 is divided into a first area 101 and a second area 102, the first placing grooves 21 are distributed in the first area 101 side by side, the second placing grooves 22 are distributed in the second area 102 side by side, and the cover plate 30 covers the substrate of the first area 101. After the optical fibers are placed in the first placing groove 21 and the second placing groove 22, the first placing groove 21 and the second placing groove 22 are filled with glue to fix the optical fibers, so that the optical fibers are prevented from moving, the two placing grooves 21 and 22 are used for positioning the optical fibers, the using amount of the glue can be reduced, and the cost is reduced.
The invention also provides a manufacturing method of the optical fiber array structure, when manufacturing and assembling are carried out, the mounting grooves at the rear end can be used for positioning, optical fibers can be placed into the two mounting grooves more accurately, and the assembling efficiency and yield can be improved.
A manufacturing method of an optical fiber array structure specifically comprises the following steps:
1) cleaning a base plate 10 with at least one group of mounting grooves, a cover plate 30 and optical fibers, wherein each group of mounting grooves 20 on the base plate 10 comprises a first mounting groove 21 and a second mounting groove 22 which are positioned on the same central line, and the sectional area of the first mounting groove 21 is smaller than that of the second mounting groove 22;
2) stripping off a coating layer from one end of each optical fiber;
3) each optical fiber is placed in a corresponding group of placing grooves 20, in the same optical fiber, the bare fiber with the coating layer removed is placed in a first placing groove 21, and the bare fiber outside the first placing groove and the rest optical fibers with the coating layers are placed in a corresponding second placing groove 22 along a straight line;
4) covering the cover plate 30 on the first mounting grooves 21 respectively filled with the bare fibers;
5) the first mounting groove 21 is filled with glue to fix the bare fiber, and the second mounting groove is filled with glue to fix the fiber.
In the step 1), the placing grooves 20 of each group on the substrate are distributed side by side, and during manufacturing, a first placing groove 21 is formed on the substrate in a cutting mode, and then a second placing groove 22 is formed in a cutting mode at the corresponding position along the central line. The first and second seating grooves 21 and 22 have a V-shaped cross section.
The upper surface of the substrate is divided into a first area 101 and a second area 102, the first placing grooves 21 are distributed in the first area side by side, the second placing grooves 22 are distributed in the second area side by side, and the cover plate 30 covers the substrate in the first area.
In summary, the technical solutions of the present invention can fully and effectively achieve the above objects, and the structural and functional principles of the present invention have been fully verified in the embodiments, so as to achieve the expected efficacy and objects, and various changes or modifications can be made to the embodiments of the present invention without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the scope of the claims appended hereto, and any equivalents thereof which fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.
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1. The utility model provides an optical fiber array structure, including the base plate and with base plate complex apron, a serial communication port, be equipped with at least a set of mounting groove that sets up side by side on the base plate, every group mounting groove is including being used for laying on same central line and peeling off the first mounting groove of the naked optic fibre of coating and being used for laying the bare optic fibre that is in outside the first mounting groove and all the other second mounting grooves that have the optic fibre of coating, first mounting groove communicates with the second mounting groove mutually, the sectional area of first mounting groove is less than the sectional area of second mounting groove, the apron lid closes in each first mounting groove top.
2. The optical fiber array structure of claim 1, wherein: the cross sections of the first placing groove and the second placing groove are V-shaped.
3. The optical fiber array structure of claim 1, wherein: the included angles of the first mounting groove and the second mounting groove are the same, the included angles of the first mounting groove and the second mounting groove are alpha, and alpha is more than or equal to 60 degrees and less than or equal to 120 degrees.
4. The optical fiber array structure of claim 1, wherein: the upper surface of the base plate is divided into a first area and a second area, the first placing grooves are distributed in the first area side by side, the second placing grooves are distributed in the second area side by side, and the cover plate covers the base plate in the first area.
5. The optical fiber array structure of claim 1, wherein: the first placing groove and the second placing groove are filled with glue for fixing the optical fibers.
6. A method for fabricating an optical fiber array structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising the steps of:
1) cleaning a base plate with at least one group of mounting grooves, a cover plate and optical fibers, wherein each group of mounting grooves on the base plate comprises a first mounting groove and a second mounting groove which are positioned on the same central line, and the sectional area of the first mounting groove is smaller than that of the second mounting groove;
2) stripping off a coating layer from one end of each optical fiber;
3) each optical fiber is placed in a corresponding group of placing grooves, the bare optical fiber with the coating layer removed is placed in a first placing groove, and the bare optical fiber positioned outside the first placing groove and the rest optical fibers with the coating layers are placed in a corresponding second placing groove along a straight line;
4) covering the cover plate on the first placing grooves respectively filled with the bare fibers;
5) and glue is filled in the first placing groove to fix the bare optical fiber, and glue is filled in the second placing groove to fix the optical fiber.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein: in the step 1), the groups of mounting grooves on the substrate are distributed side by side, and during manufacturing, a first mounting groove is formed on the substrate in a cutting mode, and then a second mounting groove is formed in a cutting mode at the corresponding position along the central line.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein: the cross sections of the first placing groove and the second placing groove are V-shaped.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein: the first placing groove and the second placing groove are filled with glue for fixing the optical fibers.
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