GB8914729D0 - Alignment of optical fibres with integrated optical device - Google Patents
Alignment of optical fibres with integrated optical deviceInfo
- Publication number
- GB8914729D0 GB8914729D0 GB898914729A GB8914729A GB8914729D0 GB 8914729 D0 GB8914729 D0 GB 8914729D0 GB 898914729 A GB898914729 A GB 898914729A GB 8914729 A GB8914729 A GB 8914729A GB 8914729 D0 GB8914729 D0 GB 8914729D0
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- alignment
- optical
- fibres
- integrated
- optical device
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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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
- G02B6/38—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
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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
- G02B6/26—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
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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
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/30—Optical coupling means for use between fibre and thin-film device
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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
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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
- G02B6/3688—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier using laser ablation
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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
- G02B6/3692—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
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB08614286A GB2191601A (en) | 1986-06-12 | 1986-06-12 | Alignment of arrays of optical waveguides |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB8914729D0 true GB8914729D0 (en) | 1989-08-16 |
GB2219414A GB2219414A (en) | 1989-12-06 |
GB2219414B GB2219414B (en) | 1990-05-23 |
Family
ID=10599339
Family Applications (3)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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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 Before (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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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 |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
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GB (3) | GB2191601A (en) |
Cited By (1)
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CN114026479A (en) * | 2019-06-17 | 2022-02-08 | 艾尤纳公司 | Passive alignment configuration of fiber array to waveguide |
Families Citing this family (18)
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US4930854A (en) * | 1989-03-03 | 1990-06-05 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Optical fiber-to-channel waveguide coupler |
CH685521A5 (en) * | 1991-09-10 | 1995-07-31 | Suisse Electronique Microtech | A method for coupling at least one optical fiber with an integrated optical waveguide and micromechanical device of coupling obtained. |
JP3160407B2 (en) * | 1993-02-12 | 2001-04-25 | 日本碍子株式会社 | Optical fiber connection method |
JP2851796B2 (en) * | 1994-07-28 | 1999-01-27 | 日本碍子株式会社 | Fixing method of optical fiber array to substrate |
GB2293248B (en) * | 1994-09-07 | 1998-02-18 | Northern Telecom Ltd | Providing optical coupling between optical components |
IT1271318B (en) * | 1994-12-23 | 1997-05-27 | Italtel Spa | SYSTEM FOR COUPLING A WAVE GUIDE OPTICAL CONNECTOR |
JP3853866B2 (en) * | 1995-02-21 | 2006-12-06 | 日本碍子株式会社 | Optical fiber fixing substrate |
JPH09120014A (en) * | 1995-08-24 | 1997-05-06 | Ngk Insulators Ltd | Optical fiber array |
US5659647A (en) * | 1995-10-30 | 1997-08-19 | Sandia Corporation | Fiber alignment apparatus and method |
DE19644758A1 (en) * | 1996-10-29 | 1998-04-30 | Sel Alcatel Ag | Centering arrangement for positioning micro-structured bodies |
KR19980066890A (en) * | 1997-01-29 | 1998-10-15 | 김광호 | Optical waveguide and optical fiber coupling device and method |
KR100382704B1 (en) * | 2000-06-29 | 2003-05-01 | 박찬식 | The method of aligning a optical waveguide element and optical fiber for communicating |
DE10058074A1 (en) * | 2000-11-23 | 2002-06-06 | Vitalij Lissotschenko | Method for producing a micro-optical functional unit |
US6628865B2 (en) * | 2000-12-15 | 2003-09-30 | Intel Corporation | Alignment of optical fibers to an etched array waveguide |
US6886989B2 (en) | 2000-12-15 | 2005-05-03 | Intel Corporation | Alignment of fiber optic bundle to array waveguide using pins |
GB2379748B (en) * | 2001-06-22 | 2003-09-10 | Bookham Technology Plc | An optical chip with an optically conductive element |
GB2385678A (en) * | 2002-02-20 | 2003-08-27 | Bookham Technology Plc | Mthod of joining optical components using adhesive |
US6819841B2 (en) * | 2002-08-29 | 2004-11-16 | International Business Machines Corporation | Self-aligned optical waveguide to optical fiber connection system |
Family Cites Families (10)
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CA1004070A (en) * | 1974-06-21 | 1977-01-25 | Northern Electric Company Limited | Optical fibre connectors |
US4029390A (en) * | 1974-12-23 | 1977-06-14 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical fiber group splicing technique and apparatus employing unique foldable holder |
US4123137A (en) * | 1975-04-24 | 1978-10-31 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Optical fiber arrangement for splicing fibers secured to ribbonlike tape |
US4201444A (en) * | 1976-04-26 | 1980-05-06 | International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation | Single optical fiber connector |
CH601820A5 (en) * | 1976-07-20 | 1978-07-14 | Des Cables Electr Systeme Bert | |
GB1574044A (en) * | 1977-02-01 | 1980-09-03 | Plessey Co Ltd | Method of connecting optical fibres |
JPS547948A (en) * | 1977-06-21 | 1979-01-20 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Optical circuit of high molecule |
NL7808742A (en) * | 1977-11-04 | 1979-05-08 | Thomas & Betts Corp | DOUBLE COUPLING FOR OPTICAL FIBERS. |
CA1103495A (en) * | 1979-10-02 | 1981-06-23 | Grant K. Pacey | Protective package for an optical fiber splice |
JPS62500471A (en) * | 1984-09-28 | 1987-02-26 | アメリカン テレフオン アンド テレグラフ カムパニ− | Optical waveguide lateral alignment device |
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1986
- 1986-06-12 GB GB08614286A patent/GB2191601A/en not_active Withdrawn
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1987
- 1987-06-12 GB GB8713829A patent/GB2195785B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1989
- 1989-06-27 GB GB8914729A patent/GB2219414B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CN114026479A (en) * | 2019-06-17 | 2022-02-08 | 艾尤纳公司 | Passive alignment configuration of fiber array to waveguide |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB8713829D0 (en) | 1987-07-15 |
GB2219414B (en) | 1990-05-23 |
GB2195785A (en) | 1988-04-13 |
GB2219414A (en) | 1989-12-06 |
GB2195785B (en) | 1990-05-23 |
GB2191601A (en) | 1987-12-16 |
GB8614286D0 (en) | 1986-07-16 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19940612 |