EP0485415A1 - Gerät zur positionierung des mittelpunktes einer optischen faser auf eine vorbestimmte referenzaxe - Google Patents

Gerät zur positionierung des mittelpunktes einer optischen faser auf eine vorbestimmte referenzaxe

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EP0485415A1
EP0485415A1 EP90911033A EP90911033A EP0485415A1 EP 0485415 A1 EP0485415 A1 EP 0485415A1 EP 90911033 A EP90911033 A EP 90911033A EP 90911033 A EP90911033 A EP 90911033A EP 0485415 A1 EP0485415 A1 EP 0485415A1
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Prior art keywords
arms
arm
channel
positioning apparatus
reference axis
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English (en)
French (fr)
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EP0485415A4 (en
Inventor
Melvin Harry Johnson
Jerald Dana Lee
Frank Marsden Willis
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EIDP Inc
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EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co
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Publication of EP0485415A1 publication Critical patent/EP0485415A1/de
Publication of EP0485415A4 publication Critical patent/EP0485415A4/en
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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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
    • 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
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3865—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture fabricated by using moulding techniques
EP19900911033 1989-08-02 1990-07-17 Apparatus for positioning the center of an optical fiber along a predetermined reference axis Withdrawn EP0485415A4 (en)

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US38854689A 1989-08-02 1989-08-02
US388546 1989-08-02

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EP0485415A1 true EP0485415A1 (de) 1992-05-20
EP0485415A4 EP0485415A4 (en) 1992-09-02

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JP (1) JPH05500117A (de)
KR (1) KR920704166A (de)
AU (1) AU649620B2 (de)
IE (1) IE902780A1 (de)
WO (1) WO1991002272A1 (de)

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EP0601127A1 (de) * 1991-08-30 1994-06-15 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Ein faseroptischer stecker mit einer vorrichtung zum ausrichten des zentrums einer optischen faser auf eine vorbestimmte referenzachse
CA2116668A1 (en) * 1991-08-30 1993-03-18 Melvin Harry Johnson Apparatus for positioning the center of an optical fiber along a predetermined reference axis
CA2116669A1 (en) * 1991-08-30 1993-03-18 Melvin Harry Johnson Opto-electronic component having positioned optical fiber associated therewith

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US4102561A (en) * 1975-07-02 1978-07-25 Corning Glass Works Optical waveguide connector
JPS5768809A (en) * 1980-10-18 1982-04-27 Nec Corp Silicon plate with v-groove and its manufacture
JPS57115512A (en) * 1981-01-09 1982-07-19 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Manufacture for optical fiber connector
US4475790A (en) * 1982-01-25 1984-10-09 Spire Corporation Fiber optic coupler
EP0126003A1 (de) * 1983-05-17 1984-11-21 ETAT FRANCAIS représenté par le Ministre des PTT (Centre National d'Etudes des Télécommunications) Verfahren und Vorrichtung für eine Verbindung zwischen einer optischen Faser und einer integrierten optischen Komponente mit einem Wellenleiter
DE3443693A1 (de) * 1984-11-30 1986-06-05 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Optische steckverbindung mit zentrieranordnung und verfahren zur herstellung solcher zentrieranordnungen
EP0188392A2 (de) * 1985-01-07 1986-07-23 Itt Industries, Inc. Vorrichtung zur Anordnung und zum Festhalten von optischen Fasern
DE3716792A1 (de) * 1987-05-19 1988-12-08 Siemens Ag Verbinder fuer zwei lichtleitfasern und verfahren zu dessen herstellung

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US4327964A (en) * 1979-12-20 1982-05-04 Texas Instruments Incorporated Snap-action fiber optic connector
JPS617813A (ja) * 1984-06-22 1986-01-14 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd 光フアイバ接続器
US4784456A (en) * 1987-05-06 1988-11-15 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Fiber optic connector
US4818055A (en) * 1988-04-18 1989-04-04 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Optical fiber splice connector
JPH0617813A (ja) * 1992-07-01 1994-01-25 Bbs Kraftfahrzeugtechnik Ag リムおよびリム用インサートリング

Patent Citations (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4102561A (en) * 1975-07-02 1978-07-25 Corning Glass Works Optical waveguide connector
JPS5768809A (en) * 1980-10-18 1982-04-27 Nec Corp Silicon plate with v-groove and its manufacture
JPS57115512A (en) * 1981-01-09 1982-07-19 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Manufacture for optical fiber connector
US4475790A (en) * 1982-01-25 1984-10-09 Spire Corporation Fiber optic coupler
EP0126003A1 (de) * 1983-05-17 1984-11-21 ETAT FRANCAIS représenté par le Ministre des PTT (Centre National d'Etudes des Télécommunications) Verfahren und Vorrichtung für eine Verbindung zwischen einer optischen Faser und einer integrierten optischen Komponente mit einem Wellenleiter
DE3443693A1 (de) * 1984-11-30 1986-06-05 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Optische steckverbindung mit zentrieranordnung und verfahren zur herstellung solcher zentrieranordnungen
EP0188392A2 (de) * 1985-01-07 1986-07-23 Itt Industries, Inc. Vorrichtung zur Anordnung und zum Festhalten von optischen Fasern
DE3716792A1 (de) * 1987-05-19 1988-12-08 Siemens Ag Verbinder fuer zwei lichtleitfasern und verfahren zu dessen herstellung

Non-Patent Citations (3)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 6, no. 148 (P-133)(1026) 7 August 1982 & JP-A-57 068 809 ( NIPPON DENKI ) 27 April 1982 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 6, no. 209 (P-150)(1087) 21 October 1982 & JP-A-57 115 512 ( NIPPON DENSHIN ) 19 July 1982 *
See also references of WO9102272A1 *

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AU6042090A (en) 1991-03-11
KR920704166A (ko) 1992-12-19
EP0485415A4 (en) 1992-09-02
JPH05500117A (ja) 1993-01-14
AU649620B2 (en) 1994-06-02
WO1991002272A1 (en) 1991-02-21
IE902780A1 (en) 1991-02-27

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