Method and apparatus for optical fiber array assembly
OwnerJoseph L. Dallas, Angelique X. Irvin +3inventors
InventorsJoseph L. Dallas, Angelique X. Irvin, Robert W. Irvin, Ralph S. Jameson, William A. Mamakos
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Abstract
A system and method for fabricating an array of multiple optical fibers is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate having a plurality of guides formed therein each penetrating through the substrate, the substrate having one or more via holes in fluid communication with the plurality of guides. The plurality of optical fibers is disposed with respective guides, each of the optical fibers being placed with a corresponding one of the guides. An adhesive is injected into the one or more via holes, the adhesive fixing the optical fibers in the respective guides of the substrate.
Claims42
A method for fabricating a fiber array, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate having a plurality of guides formed therein each penetrating through the substrate, the substrate having one or more via holes in fluid communication with the plurality of guides;
- disposing a plurality of optical fibers with respective guides, each of the optical fibers being placed with a corresponding one of the guides;
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- injecting an adhesive into the one or more via holes, the adhesive fixing the optical fibers in the respective guides of the substrate.
An array of a plurality of optical fibers, comprising:
- a substrate having a plurality of guides formed therein, the substrate having one or more via holes in fluid communication with the plurality of guides;
- the plurality of optical fibers each disposed within respective guides, each of the optical fibers being placed within a corresponding one of the guides in the substrate;
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- adhesive material surrounding each of the optical fibers in a corresponding guide to fix the position of each optical fiber, the adhesive being applied through the one or more via holes.
A method for fabricating a fiber array, the method comprising:
- providing a first substrate having a plurality of guides formed therein each guide of the plurality of guides penetrating through the first substrate, disposing a plurality of optical fibers with respective guides, each optical fiber being placed in correspondence with a respective guide;
- disposing a second substrate on the plurality of fibers, the second substrate having one or more via holes in fluid communication with the plurality of guides;
- injecting an adhesive into the one or more via holes;
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- inserting a mechanical plunger into one or more via holes to force the adhesive through the via holes and through out the fiber array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.