DE3939112A1 - Vorrichtung zum positionieren von lichtleitfasern in verbindungselementen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum positionieren von lichtleitfasern in verbindungselementen

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DE3939112A1
DE3939112A1 DE19893939112 DE3939112A DE3939112A1 DE 3939112 A1 DE3939112 A1 DE 3939112A1 DE 19893939112 DE19893939112 DE 19893939112 DE 3939112 A DE3939112 A DE 3939112A DE 3939112 A1 DE3939112 A1 DE 3939112A1
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fibers
channels
elements
optical fibers
optical
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German (de)
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DE3939112C2 (enExample
Inventor
Wolfgang Dr Ehrfeld
Dietrich Dr Muenchmeyer
Dirk Dr Schmidt
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Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie KIT
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Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
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Priority to DE19893939112 priority Critical patent/DE3939112A1/de
Priority to EP19900120869 priority patent/EP0429877B1/de
Publication of DE3939112A1 publication Critical patent/DE3939112A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE3939112C2 publication Critical patent/DE3939112C2/de
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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
    • G02B6/3648—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
    • 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/30—Optical coupling means for use between fibre and thin-film device
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • 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
    • G02B6/3692—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier with surface micromachining involving etching, e.g. wet or dry etching steps
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4228—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements
    • G02B6/423—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements using guiding surfaces for the alignment

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
DE19893939112 1989-11-25 1989-11-25 Vorrichtung zum positionieren von lichtleitfasern in verbindungselementen Granted DE3939112A1 (de)

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DE19893939112 DE3939112A1 (de) 1989-11-25 1989-11-25 Vorrichtung zum positionieren von lichtleitfasern in verbindungselementen
EP19900120869 EP0429877B1 (de) 1989-11-25 1990-10-31 Vorrichtung zum Positionieren von Lichtleitfasern in Verbindungselementen

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DE19893939112 DE3939112A1 (de) 1989-11-25 1989-11-25 Vorrichtung zum positionieren von lichtleitfasern in verbindungselementen

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DE3939112A1 true DE3939112A1 (de) 1991-05-29
DE3939112C2 DE3939112C2 (enExample) 1991-08-29

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EP0429877A3 (en) 1992-05-20
EP0429877B1 (de) 1995-06-28
EP0429877A2 (de) 1991-06-05
DE3939112C2 (enExample) 1991-08-29

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