ZA892805B - Stamped precision lightguide interconnect centering element - Google Patents

Stamped precision lightguide interconnect centering element

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Publication number
ZA892805B
ZA892805B ZA892805A ZA892805A ZA892805B ZA 892805 B ZA892805 B ZA 892805B ZA 892805 A ZA892805 A ZA 892805A ZA 892805 A ZA892805 A ZA 892805A ZA 892805 B ZA892805 B ZA 892805B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
fibers
center
aligned
fiber
centering element
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ZA892805A
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English (en)
Inventor
Richard Alan Patterson
Alan Patterson Richard
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Minnesota Mining & Mfg
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Publication of ZA892805B publication Critical patent/ZA892805B/xx

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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3806—Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow for removal of the fibres
    • 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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • G02B6/3696—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier by moulding, e.g. injection moulding, casting, embossing, stamping, stenciling, printing, or with metallic mould insert manufacturing using LIGA or MIGA techniques

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Braking Arrangements (AREA)
ZA892805A 1988-04-18 1989-04-17 Stamped precision lightguide interconnect centering element ZA892805B (en)

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US07/182,872 US4824197A (en) 1988-04-18 1988-04-18 Stamped precision lightguide interconnect centering element

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ZA892805B true ZA892805B (en) 1990-12-28

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US (1) US4824197A (xx)
EP (1) EP0338759B1 (xx)
JP (1) JP2710397B2 (xx)
KR (1) KR0172113B1 (xx)
AT (1) ATE123879T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU622647B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR8901692A (xx)
CA (1) CA1307145C (xx)
DE (1) DE68923034T2 (xx)
ES (1) ES2072898T3 (xx)
HK (1) HK1007601A1 (xx)
MX (1) MX171333B (xx)
MY (1) MY106958A (xx)
ZA (1) ZA892805B (xx)

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ES2072898T3 (es) 1995-08-01
ATE123879T1 (de) 1995-06-15
DE68923034T2 (de) 1996-01-25
EP0338759A3 (en) 1991-06-12
EP0338759B1 (en) 1995-06-14
BR8901692A (pt) 1989-11-21
US4824197A (en) 1989-04-25
KR890016401A (ko) 1989-11-29
MY106958A (en) 1995-08-30
AU3145089A (en) 1989-10-19
CA1307145C (en) 1992-09-08
DE68923034D1 (de) 1995-07-20
JPH0212112A (ja) 1990-01-17
MX171333B (es) 1993-10-19
AU622647B2 (en) 1992-04-16
KR0172113B1 (ko) 1999-05-01
JP2710397B2 (ja) 1998-02-10
EP0338759A2 (en) 1989-10-25
HK1007601A1 (en) 1999-04-16

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