WO2002041037A3 - Method for transferring a large number of fiber ends into a specified position - Google Patents

Method for transferring a large number of fiber ends into a specified position Download PDF

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WO2002041037A3
WO2002041037A3 PCT/US2001/043196 US0143196W WO0241037A3 WO 2002041037 A3 WO2002041037 A3 WO 2002041037A3 US 0143196 W US0143196 W US 0143196W WO 0241037 A3 WO0241037 A3 WO 0241037A3
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fiber ends
large number
transferring
specified position
quartz
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Markus Schuster
Kai Olbricht
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Schott Glas
Zeiss Stiftung
Schott Optovance Inc
Markus Schuster
Kai Olbricht
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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
    • G02B6/40—Mechanical coupling means having fibre bundle 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
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
    • 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
    • G02B6/3644—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the coupling means being through-holes or wall apertures

Abstract

A method for transferring a large number of fiber ends of a bundle (1) of light wave guides, especially glass, quartz or plastic fibers, into a large number of specified positions is provided. The glass, quartz or plastic fiber ends are placed on an alignment device (100) includes an auxiliary medium (110). Energy is administered so that the glass, quartz or plastic fiber ends pass through the auxiliary medium and solidify in a specified position.
PCT/US2001/043196 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 Method for transferring a large number of fiber ends into a specified position WO2002041037A2 (en)

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DE2000157130 DE10057130B4 (en) 2000-11-16 2000-11-16 Method of moving a plurality of fiber ends to a predetermined position
DE10057130.1 2000-11-16

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US5061035A (en) * 1990-09-27 1991-10-29 Hughes Aircraft Company Hermetically sealed optical fiber arrays and method for forming same
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US3717531A (en) * 1971-03-31 1973-02-20 American Optical Corp Method and apparatus for making fused bundles of energy-conducting fibers
US3853658A (en) * 1971-07-12 1974-12-10 R Ney Fiber optical image magnifier panel and method of manufacture
US4397524A (en) * 1978-09-15 1983-08-09 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Image-transmitting bundled optical fibers
JPS5672405A (en) * 1979-11-16 1981-06-16 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd Arranging method for bundle fiber strand
JPS5727207A (en) * 1980-07-28 1982-02-13 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd Arraying method of bundle fiber strand
JPS60131505A (en) * 1983-12-20 1985-07-13 Asahi Optical Co Ltd Optical fiber bundle
JPS6163534A (en) * 1984-09-03 1986-04-01 Hitachi Cable Ltd Manufacture of image guide preform
JPH01219033A (en) * 1988-02-26 1989-09-01 Asahi Optical Co Ltd Production of optical-fiber bundle
JPH02251907A (en) * 1989-03-27 1990-10-09 Fujikura Ltd Manufacture of image fiber
US5061035A (en) * 1990-09-27 1991-10-29 Hughes Aircraft Company Hermetically sealed optical fiber arrays and method for forming same
EP0566280A2 (en) * 1992-04-15 1993-10-20 Machida Endoscope Co., Ltd Method of uniting optical fibers
US6243520B1 (en) * 1999-08-16 2001-06-05 Schott Fiber Optics, Inc. Optical fiber bundle having an aligned optical fiber array and method of fabricating the same

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