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US 2003/0231850 A1Published application
Optical fiber array
OwnerJohn F. Filhaber, David S. Franzen +3inventors
InventorsJohn F. Filhaber, David S. Franzen, John S. Peanasky, Robert Sabia, Jackson P. Trentelman
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Abstract
A fiber array includes a substrate made of a soft drillable material and a plurality of holes drilled through the substrate for holding a plurality of glass fibers.
Claims27
A fiber array, comprising:
- a substrate made of a soft drillable material;
- and
- a plurality of holes drilled through the substrate for holding a plurality of glass fibers.
An optical device comprising:
- a fiber array mated to a lens array, wherein the fiber array comprises a substrate made of a soft drillable material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and a plurality of holes drilled through the substrate for holding a plurality of glass fibers;
- and
- a lens array comprising a material exhibiting a coefficient of thermal expansion that substantially matches the coefficient of thermal expansion of the soft drillable material.
A method of making a fiber array, comprising:
- drilling a plurality of holes through a substrate made of a soft drillable material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion;
- inserting glass fibers into the holes;
- and
- securing the glass fibers in place in the holes.
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A method of making a lensed fiber array, comprising:
- drilling a plurality of holes through a substrate made of a soft drillable material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion;
- inserting glass fibers into the holes;
- securing the glass fibers in place in the holes;
- and
- forming a lens on an end of each of the glass fibers protruding from a face of the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.