DE69625838D1 - Ausrichten von optischen Fasern - Google Patents

Ausrichten von optischen Fasern

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DE69625838D1
DE69625838D1 DE69625838T DE69625838T DE69625838D1 DE 69625838 D1 DE69625838 D1 DE 69625838D1 DE 69625838 T DE69625838 T DE 69625838T DE 69625838 T DE69625838 T DE 69625838T DE 69625838 D1 DE69625838 D1 DE 69625838D1
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alignment
optical fibers
fibers
optical
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69625838T
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DE69625838T2 (de
Inventor
Kok-Wal Chang
Long Yang
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Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd
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Agilent Technologies Inc
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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
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • 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
    • G02B6/2817—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 reflective elements to split or combine optical signals
    • 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
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12133—Functions
    • G02B2006/12164—Multiplexing; Demultiplexing
    • 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
    • G02B6/3628—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
    • G02B6/3692—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
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4246—Bidirectionally operating package structures

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE69625838T 1995-03-15 1996-03-14 Ausrichten von optischen Fasern Expired - Fee Related DE69625838T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/404,688 US5528724A (en) 1995-03-15 1995-03-15 Apparatus and method for aligning optical fibers with respect to one another

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DE69625838D1 true DE69625838D1 (de) 2003-02-27
DE69625838T2 DE69625838T2 (de) 2003-09-25

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US (1) US5528724A (de)
EP (3) EP1124148A1 (de)
JP (1) JP3902680B2 (de)
DE (2) DE69629064T2 (de)

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EP0732603B1 (de) 2003-01-22
DE69629064T2 (de) 2004-04-22
JPH08262255A (ja) 1996-10-11
EP1124148A1 (de) 2001-08-16
US5528724A (en) 1996-06-18
DE69629064D1 (de) 2003-08-14
EP0732603A3 (de) 1997-08-27
EP1124149A3 (de) 2001-08-22
DE69625838T2 (de) 2003-09-25
EP1124149A2 (de) 2001-08-16
JP3902680B2 (ja) 2007-04-11
EP1124149B1 (de) 2003-07-09
EP0732603A2 (de) 1996-09-18

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Owner name: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.,

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Representative=s name: DILG HAEUSLER SCHINDELMANN PATENTANWALTSGESELLSCHA

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee