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US 12,399,316 B2Granted
Polarization maintaining fiber with alignment features
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorAsako Toda
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include an optical fiber. In an embodiment, the optical fiber comprises a core and a cladding around the core. In an embodiment, a first rod is within the cladding and adjacent to the core. In an embodiment, the first rod comprises a magnetic material. In an embodiment, the optical fiber further comprises a second rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, where the first rod and the second rod are on opposite sides of the core.
Claims24
An optical fiber comprising:
- a core;
- a cladding around the core;
- a first rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod comprises a magnetic material, the magnetic material comprising a magnetic powder mixed with a conductor;
- and
- a second rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod and the second rod are on opposite sides of the core.
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A fiber ribbon, comprising:
- a plurality of optical fibers laterally adjacent to each other, wherein individual ones of the optical fibers comprise:
- a core;
- a cladding around the core;
- a first rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod comprises a magnetic material;
- and
- a second rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod and the second rod are on opposite sides of the core;
- and
- a mold material around the plurality of optical fibers, and wherein ends of the plurality of optical fibers extend past an end of the mold material.
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An electronic package, comprising:
- a groove in a fiber array unit;
- a fiber in the groove, wherein the fiber comprises:
- a core;
- a cladding around the core;
- a first rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod comprises a magnetic material;
- and
- a second rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod and the second rod are on opposite sides of the core.
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An electronic system, comprising:
- a board;
- a package substrate coupled to the board;
- a photonics integrated circuit (PIC) coupled to the package substrate;
- and
- a polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) coupled to the PIC, wherein the PMF comprises:
- a core;
- a cladding around the core;
- a first rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod comprises a magnetic material;
- and
- a second rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod and the second rod are on opposite sides of the core.
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An optical fiber comprising:
- a core;
- a cladding around the core;
- a first rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod comprises a magnetic material;
- and
- a second rod within the cladding and adjacent to the core, wherein the first rod and the second rod are on opposite sides of the core, wherein the second rod comprises a material that is magnetically attracted to the first rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.