DE3476279D1 - Process for joining optical fibres, and optical splice obtained - Google Patents

Process for joining optical fibres, and optical splice obtained

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DE3476279D1
DE3476279D1 DE8484401575T DE3476279T DE3476279D1 DE 3476279 D1 DE3476279 D1 DE 3476279D1 DE 8484401575 T DE8484401575 T DE 8484401575T DE 3476279 T DE3476279 T DE 3476279T DE 3476279 D1 DE3476279 D1 DE 3476279D1
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optical
joining
fibres
splice obtained
optical fibres
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DE8484401575T
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Francois-Louis Malavieille
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Alliance Technique Industrielle SA
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Alliance Technique Industrielle SA
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Priority claimed from FR8313058A external-priority patent/FR2550630B1/fr
Priority claimed from FR8411245A external-priority patent/FR2567656B1/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3684—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier
    • G02B6/3696—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier by moulding, e.g. injection moulding, casting, embossing, stamping, stenciling, printing, or with metallic mould insert manufacturing using LIGA or MIGA techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3803—Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
    • G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
DE8484401575T 1983-08-08 1984-07-26 Process for joining optical fibres, and optical splice obtained Expired DE3476279D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8313058A FR2550630B1 (fr) 1983-08-08 1983-08-08 Procede de raccordement de fibres optiques, et epissure optique obtenue
FR8411245A FR2567656B1 (fr) 1984-07-16 1984-07-16 Procede de raccordement de fibres optiques par collage sur une piece de liaison, et epissure optique ainsi obtenue

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DE3476279D1 true DE3476279D1 (en) 1989-02-23

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US (1) US4662962A (de)
EP (1) EP0136201B1 (de)
CA (1) CA1249150A (de)
DE (1) DE3476279D1 (de)
ES (1) ES8602261A1 (de)
IN (1) IN162744B (de)

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EP0136201A3 (en) 1985-07-31
CA1249150A (en) 1989-01-24
ES534926A0 (es) 1985-11-16
US4662962A (en) 1987-05-05
ES8602261A1 (es) 1985-11-16
EP0136201A2 (de) 1985-04-03
EP0136201B1 (de) 1989-01-18
IN162744B (de) 1988-07-09

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