GB0115364D0 - Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre - Google Patents

Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre

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Publication number
GB0115364D0
GB0115364D0 GB0115364A GB0115364A GB0115364D0 GB 0115364 D0 GB0115364 D0 GB 0115364D0 GB 0115364 A GB0115364 A GB 0115364A GB 0115364 A GB0115364 A GB 0115364A GB 0115364 D0 GB0115364 D0 GB 0115364D0
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Prior art keywords
mounting
optical fibre
fibre
optical
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Withdrawn
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GB0115364A
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GB2376754A (en
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Lumentum Technology UK Ltd
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Bookham Technology PLC
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Priority to GB0115364A priority Critical patent/GB2376754A/en
Publication of GB0115364D0 publication Critical patent/GB0115364D0/en
Priority to PCT/GB2002/002811 priority patent/WO2003001264A2/en
Priority to AU2002311458A priority patent/AU2002311458A1/en
Publication of GB2376754A publication Critical patent/GB2376754A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • G02B6/3684—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
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4207—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms with optical elements reducing the sensitivity to optical feedback
    • 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)
GB0115364A 2001-06-22 2001-06-22 Optical chip substrate with a channel having a stepped profile Withdrawn GB2376754A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0115364A GB2376754A (en) 2001-06-22 2001-06-22 Optical chip substrate with a channel having a stepped profile
PCT/GB2002/002811 WO2003001264A2 (en) 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre
AU2002311458A AU2002311458A1 (en) 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0115364A GB2376754A (en) 2001-06-22 2001-06-22 Optical chip substrate with a channel having a stepped profile

Publications (2)

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GB0115364D0 true GB0115364D0 (en) 2001-08-15
GB2376754A GB2376754A (en) 2002-12-24

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GB0115364A Withdrawn GB2376754A (en) 2001-06-22 2001-06-22 Optical chip substrate with a channel having a stepped profile

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AU (1) AU2002311458A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2376754A (en)
WO (1) WO2003001264A2 (en)

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AU2002311458A1 (en) 2003-01-08
WO2003001264A2 (en) 2003-01-03
GB2376754A (en) 2002-12-24
WO2003001264A3 (en) 2003-03-13

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