Fiber array assembly using a fixing material for securing fiber optic bundles therein
AssigneeSenko Advanced Components, Inc.
InventorsKazuyoshi Takano, Gang Xu, Tomoyuki Mamiya
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Abstract
A fiber array device configured to secure and align one or more optical fiber bundles as part of a main body using a fixing material. The fixing material is light cured or room temperature cured. Main body forms an angle from a first direction along a second direction, and a recess the optical bundles are laid within and in which the fixing material is applied. Each individual optical fiber is laid within a groove formed in a lid, the base portion or both the lid and the base portion. The fiber array device is secured to a printed circuit board to form a communication path between the optical fiber and electronics of the board.
Claims23
A fiber array device for use in producing a bend in a plurality of optical fibers, the fiber array device comprising a main body formed of a single piece of material, the main body including a back portion having a curved section for receiving and bending the plurality of optical fibers from extending in a first direction to extending in a second direction different from the first direction and forming an angle with respect to the first direction, the back portion defining a recess configured to receive the optical fibers and to receive and retain a fixing material for holding the optical fibers and main body together, the main body further comprising a base portion having a plurality of grooves integrally formed therein, the grooves being sized and shaped for receiving individual ones of the plurality of optical fibers;
- wherein the back portion comprises opposing shoulders defining the recess, the opposing shoulders being raised relative to an entirety of the back portion between the opposing shoulders such that the back portion is configured to receive the plurality of optical fibers in the recess at a recessed position in relation to the opposing shoulders.
A fiber array device for use in producing a bend in a plurality of optical fibers, the fiber array device comprising a main body including a back portion having a curved section for receiving and bending the plurality of optical fibers from extending in a first direction to extending in a second direction different from the first direction and forming an angle with respect to the first direction, the back portion defining a recess configured to receive the optical fibers and to receive and retain a fixing material for holding the optical fibers and main body together, and a lid configured to be attached to the main body for enclosing at least a portion of the plurality of optical fibers between the lid and the main body, the lid having a plurality of grooves integrally formed therein, the grooves being sized and shaped for receiving individual ones of the plurality of optical fibers;
- wherein the back portion comprises opposing shoulders defining the recess, the opposing shoulders being raised relative to an entirety of the back portion between the opposing shoulders such that the back portion is configured to receive the plurality of optical fibers in the recess at a recessed position in relation to the opposing shoulders.
A fiber array device for use in producing a bend in a plurality of optical fibers, the fiber array device comprising a main body including a back portion having a curved section for receiving and bending the plurality of optical fibers from extending in a first direction to extending in a second direction different from the first direction and forming an angle with respect to the first direction, the back portion defining a recess configured to receive the optical fibers and to receive and retain a fixing material for holding the optical fibers and main body together, the main body further including a base portion for receiving the plurality of optical fibers extending in the second direction, and a lid configured to be attached to the main body for enclosing at least a portion of the plurality of optical fibers between the lid and the main body, at least one of the lid at the base portion of the main body having a plurality of grooves integrally formed therein, the grooves being sized and shaped for receiving individual ones of the plurality of optical fibers;
- wherein the back portion comprises opposing shoulders defining the recess, the opposing shoulders being raised relative to an entirety of the back portion between the opposing shoulders such that the back portion is configured to receive the plurality of optical fibers in the recess at a recessed position in relation to the opposing shoulders.
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