JPS61138210A - Optical fiber array - Google Patents

Optical fiber array

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Publication number
JPS61138210A
JPS61138210A JP59260218A JP26021884A JPS61138210A JP S61138210 A JPS61138210 A JP S61138210A JP 59260218 A JP59260218 A JP 59260218A JP 26021884 A JP26021884 A JP 26021884A JP S61138210 A JPS61138210 A JP S61138210A
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optical fiber
optical
optical fibers
fiber array
aligned
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Inventor
Hiroaki Mizuno
浩明 水野
Keiichi Iiyama
恵市 飯山
Masaaki Tojo
正明 東城
Tomoaki Ieda
知明 家田
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To array easily an optical fiber bundle and to improve accuracy by fixing the optical fiber bundle by using a U-shaped part formed with a groove having the depth slightly smaller than the diameter of the optical fiber and the same width as the width of the optical fiber bundle. CONSTITUTION:The optical fiber array constituted by arraying >=2 pieces of optical fibers 1 on a substrate 3 is fixed by using the U-shaped par 8 formed with the groove having the depth slightly smaller than the diameter of the optical fibers and the same width as the width of the optical fiber array.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は光通信用光分波器、光合波器、光分岐器全構成
する光ファイバアレイに関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an optical fiber array comprising an optical demultiplexer, an optical multiplexer, and an optical splitter for optical communications.

従来の技術 従来、この種の光ファイバアレイは、第5図に示すよう
な構成であった。第5図において、1は光ファイバ、2
,3は石英板、4は接着剤、5は光ファイバ被覆である
。第6図は、第5図において光ファイバ1が整列してい
る部分の断面図である。第7図は、第6図において上部
石英板2を取り除き、光ファイバ1の整列の様子を示し
だもので、6は仮止め用接着剤である。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, this type of optical fiber array has had a configuration as shown in FIG. In Fig. 5, 1 is an optical fiber, 2
, 3 is a quartz plate, 4 is an adhesive, and 5 is an optical fiber coating. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a portion where the optical fibers 1 are aligned in FIG. 5. FIG. 7 shows how the optical fibers 1 are aligned after removing the upper quartz plate 2 in FIG. 6, and 6 is an adhesive for temporary fixing.

光ファイバ1の整列は、第8図に示すような整列用治具
アによシ光ファイバ1を上から石英板3に軽く押え、左
右から治具7と共に光ファイバ1をスライドさせて全部
の光ファイバが密着するまで近づける。さらに、この状
態を保存するため、仮止め用接着剤6で整列した光ファ
イバ1の治具アの前後部分を仮止めする。そして、仮止
め用接着剤6が固まった後治具7を取りはずし、仮止め
された光ファイバ1および石英板3上に接着剤4を塗布
し1石英板2を重ねて接着剤4を硬化させルコトにより
、光ファイバアレイを形成することができた。
To align the optical fibers 1, use an alignment jig a as shown in FIG. Bring the optical fibers close together until they are in close contact. Furthermore, in order to preserve this state, the front and rear portions of the aligned optical fibers 1 are temporarily fixed using a temporary fixing adhesive 6. After the temporary fixing adhesive 6 has hardened, the jig 7 is removed, and the adhesive 4 is applied onto the temporarily fixed optical fiber 1 and quartz plate 3, and the first quartz plate 2 is placed on top of the other, and the adhesive 4 is cured. By using Lukoto, it was possible to form an optical fiber array.

発明が解決しようとする問題点 このような従来の構成では、治具アを取りはずすことに
より、治具7の下にあった部分の光ファイバ束の整列状
態が乱れることがあり、光ファイバ束を歩留まりよく密
着して並べることができないという問題があった。
Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a conventional configuration, removing the jig 7 may disturb the alignment of the optical fiber bundle under the jig 7, and the optical fiber bundle may be disorganized. There was a problem in that it was not possible to arrange them in close contact with each other with a high yield.

本発明はこのような問題点を解決するもので、光ファイ
バ束を容易に整列させ、精度の高い光ファイバアレイを
提供することを目的とするものであった。
The present invention is intended to solve these problems, and aims to provide a highly accurate optical fiber array by easily aligning optical fiber bundles.

問題点を解決するための手段 この問題点を解決するために本発明は、光ファイバ束を
治具によシ整列させた後、その光ファイバの直径よりわ
ずかに小さい深さと光ファイバ束の幅と同じ幅の溝をも
っコの字形光ファイバ整列固定部品を用いて、整列した
光ファイバ束の部分を固定し、光ファイバを整列させる
ように構成したものであるう 作用 この構成により、2本以上の光ファイバを基板上に密着
させて平行に並べることが精度よく容易にできることと
なる。
Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides that after aligning the optical fiber bundle with a jig, the depth and width of the optical fiber bundle are slightly smaller than the diameter of the optical fiber. This configuration uses a U-shaped optical fiber alignment fixing part to fix the aligned part of the optical fiber bundle and align the optical fibers. The above optical fibers can be easily and accurately arranged in parallel on the substrate in close contact with each other.

実施例 第1図は本発明の一実施例による光ファイバアレイの光
ファイバの並んでいる部分の断面図である。第1図にお
いて、8は、光ファイバ1よシわずかに小さい深さと整
列した光ファイバ1の幅と同じ幅の溝をもつコの字形光
ファイバ整列固定部品である。第2図は、第1図におい
て、上部石英板2を取り除き、光ファイバ1の整列の様
子を示したものである。第2図において、9は光ファイ
バ1の整列していない部分を押える石英板である。
Embodiment FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a portion where optical fibers are lined up in an optical fiber array according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 8 denotes a U-shaped optical fiber alignment fixing component having a groove having a depth slightly smaller than that of the optical fiber 1 and the same width as the aligned optical fiber 1. FIG. 2 shows how the optical fibers 1 are aligned in FIG. 1 with the upper quartz plate 2 removed. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 9 denotes a quartz plate that holds down the portions of the optical fibers 1 that are not aligned.

第3図は、第1図、第2図に示す光ファイバアレイを作
製する方法を説明する図である。第3図ニオイて、1o
は整列用治具で、光ファイバよシわずかに小さい深さの
溝があシ、その溝は、光ファイバが密着して整列した幅
と同じ幅の部分と、その幅が光ファイバ被覆に近い側へ
広がっている部分からなる。石英板3上の光ファイバ1
を、光ファイバ押え石英板9で上から軽く押え、光ファ
イバ1の先端から治具10を光ファイバ被覆5の方向へ
近づけていくことにより、光ファイバ1が密着して整列
する。治具1oから出た光ファイバ1の整列した部分に
、光ファイバ整列固定部品8の溝をはめ込み、さらに、
接着剤(図示せず)で光ファイバ整列固定部品8と光フ
ァイバ押え石英板9を固定し、治具1oを取りはずす。
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing the optical fiber array shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. Figure 3: Smell, 1o
is an alignment jig that has a groove with a depth slightly smaller than that of the optical fiber. It consists of parts that widen to the sides. Optical fiber 1 on quartz plate 3
is lightly pressed from above with an optical fiber presser quartz plate 9, and the jig 10 is brought closer to the optical fiber coating 5 from the tip of the optical fiber 1, so that the optical fibers 1 are aligned in close contact with each other. The grooves of the optical fiber alignment fixing part 8 are fitted into the aligned portions of the optical fibers 1 coming out of the jig 1o, and further,
The optical fiber alignment fixing part 8 and the optical fiber holding quartz plate 9 are fixed with an adhesive (not shown), and the jig 1o is removed.

そして、石英板3の上−面に接着剤4を塗布し1石英板
3ではさみ、接着剤硬化後、光ファイバ整列固定部品の
断面を研磨して、第4図のように光ファイバアレイを作
る。
Then, adhesive 4 is applied to the upper surface of the quartz plate 3 and sandwiched between the quartz plates 3 and 1. After the adhesive hardens, the cross section of the optical fiber alignment fixing part is polished to form an optical fiber array as shown in Fig. 4. make.

以上のように、密着して整列した光ファイバと同じ幅の
溝を有するコの字形光ファイバ整列固定部品で光ファイ
バを固定することによシ、光ファイバを密着して1列に
整列させることが、高い精度でできる。
As described above, by fixing the optical fibers with a U-shaped optical fiber alignment fixing component having a groove of the same width as the closely aligned optical fibers, the optical fibers can be closely aligned in a single line. can be done with high precision.

発明の効果 以上のように本発明の光ファイバアレイによれば、2本
以上の光ファイバを、前記光ファイバを整列させるため
に、光ファイバよりわずかに小さい深さと、密着して整
列した光ファイバの幅と同幅である溝を持つコの字形光
ファイバ整列固定部品で整列させた光ファイバを固定す
ることにより、光ファイバを精度よく密着させ、容易に
整列させることかできるため、安価で高精度の光ファイ
バ7L/イを供給することができる。
Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the optical fiber array of the present invention, in order to align two or more optical fibers, the optical fibers are arranged at a depth slightly smaller than that of the optical fibers, and the optical fibers are closely aligned. By fixing the aligned optical fibers with a U-shaped optical fiber alignment fixing component that has a groove that is the same width as the width of the We can supply precision optical fibers 7L/I.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明の一実施例による光フフイバアレイの断
面図、第2図は第1図において上部石英板を取シ除き光
ファイバ整列の様子を示した図、第3図は第1図、第2
図において光ファイバを治具で整列させる様子を示した
図、第4図は本発明の他の実施例における光ファイバア
レイの斜視図。 第6図は従来の光ファイバアレイの斜視図、第6図は第
5図において光ファイバの並んでいる部分の断面図、第
7図は第5図において上部石英板を取り除き光ファイバ
の整列の様子を示した図、第8図は第7図において光フ
ァイバを治具で整列させる様子を示した図である。 1・・・・・・光ファイバ、2.3・・・・・・石英板
、5・川・・光ファイバ被覆、8・・・・・・光ファイ
バ整列固定部品、9・・・・・・光ファイバ押え石英板
。 代理人や氏名 弁理士 中 尾 敏 男 はが1名第1
図 f−−〜え774ハ4 第4図
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an optical fiber array according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing how the optical fibers are aligned after removing the upper quartz plate in FIG. 1, and FIG. Second
The figure shows how the optical fibers are aligned with a jig, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an optical fiber array in another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional optical fiber array, Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the part where the optical fibers are lined up in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the part where the optical fibers are lined up in Fig. 5. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing how the optical fibers are aligned using a jig in FIG. 7. 1...Optical fiber, 2.3...Quartz plate, 5...Optical fiber coating, 8...Optical fiber alignment fixing part, 9... - Optical fiber holding quartz plate. Agent and name: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao Haga 1 person
Figure f--774c4 Figure 4

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 2本以上の光ファイバを基板上に密着して1列に整列さ
せた光ファイバ列と、前記光ファイバの直径よりわずか
に小さい深さと前記光ファイバ列の幅と同じ幅の溝を持
つコの字形部品を有し、前記光ファイバ列を前記コの字
形部品により固定した光ファイバアレイ。
An optical fiber row in which two or more optical fibers are closely aligned on a substrate and arranged in one row, and a groove having a depth slightly smaller than the diameter of the optical fiber and a width equal to the width of the optical fiber row. An optical fiber array having a U-shaped component, the optical fiber array being fixed by the U-shaped component.
JP59260218A 1984-12-10 1984-12-10 Optical fiber array Pending JPS61138210A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5216741A (en) * 1991-03-08 1993-06-01 Koninklijke Ptt Nederland N.V. Method of positioning and fixing optical fibres in a row of optical fibres and a coupling device provided with such a row of fibres
US20130170789A1 (en) * 2012-01-02 2013-07-04 Wen-Lung Kuang Optical fiber array structure
CN103293595A (en) * 2012-03-05 2013-09-11 逢源科技股份有限公司 Fiber Array Structure

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5216741A (en) * 1991-03-08 1993-06-01 Koninklijke Ptt Nederland N.V. Method of positioning and fixing optical fibres in a row of optical fibres and a coupling device provided with such a row of fibres
US20130170789A1 (en) * 2012-01-02 2013-07-04 Wen-Lung Kuang Optical fiber array structure
CN103293595A (en) * 2012-03-05 2013-09-11 逢源科技股份有限公司 Fiber Array Structure

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