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GB8614286D0 - Alignment apparatus - Google Patents

Alignment apparatus

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Publication number
GB8614286D0
GB8614286D0 GB868614286A GB8614286A GB8614286D0 GB 8614286 D0 GB8614286 D0 GB 8614286D0 GB 868614286 A GB868614286 A GB 868614286A GB 8614286 A GB8614286 A GB 8614286A GB 8614286 D0 GB8614286 D0 GB 8614286D0
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Prior art keywords
alignment apparatus
alignment
apparatus
Prior art date
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Withdrawn
Application number
GB868614286A
Other versions
GB2191601A (en
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General Electric Co PLC
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General Electric Co PLC
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Application filed by General Electric Co PLC filed Critical General Electric Co PLC
Priority to GB08614286A priority Critical patent/GB2191601A/en
Publication of GB8614286D0 publication Critical patent/GB8614286D0/en
Publication of GB2191601A publication Critical patent/GB2191601A/en
Application status is Withdrawn legal-status Critical

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides
    • 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
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2821—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3688—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier using laser ablation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides
    • 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
GB08614286A 1986-06-12 1986-06-12 Alignment of arrays of optical waveguides Withdrawn GB2191601A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08614286A GB2191601A (en) 1986-06-12 1986-06-12 Alignment of arrays of optical waveguides

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08614286A GB2191601A (en) 1986-06-12 1986-06-12 Alignment of arrays of optical waveguides
GB8713829A GB2195785B (en) 1986-06-12 1987-06-12 Alignment of optical fibres with integrated optical device
GB8914729A GB2219414B (en) 1986-06-12 1989-06-27 Clamping optical fibre having a flat in its cross-section

Publications (2)

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GB8614286D0 true GB8614286D0 (en) 1986-07-16
GB2191601A GB2191601A (en) 1987-12-16

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GB08614286A Withdrawn GB2191601A (en) 1986-06-12 1986-06-12 Alignment of arrays of optical waveguides
GB8713829A Expired - Fee Related GB2195785B (en) 1986-06-12 1987-06-12 Alignment of optical fibres with integrated optical device
GB8914729A Expired - Fee Related GB2219414B (en) 1986-06-12 1989-06-27 Clamping optical fibre having a flat in its cross-section

Family Applications After (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB8713829A Expired - Fee Related GB2195785B (en) 1986-06-12 1987-06-12 Alignment of optical fibres with integrated optical device
GB8914729A Expired - Fee Related GB2219414B (en) 1986-06-12 1989-06-27 Clamping optical fibre having a flat in its cross-section

Country Status (1)

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US6886989B2 (en) 2000-12-15 2005-05-03 Intel Corporation Alignment of fiber optic bundle to array waveguide using pins
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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2195785B (en) 1990-05-23
GB2219414A (en) 1989-12-06
GB2191601A (en) 1987-12-16
GB8713829D0 (en) 1987-07-15
GB2219414B (en) 1990-05-23
GB2195785A (en) 1988-04-13
GB8914729D0 (en) 1989-08-16

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