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US 2004/0001673 A1Published application
Alignment of fiber optic bundle to array waveguide using an epoxy
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorDouglas E. Crafts
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Abstract
A device and method of aligning a fiber optic bundle with an array waveguide is achieved by mounting the fiber optic bundle and the array waveguide on a base. The fiber optic bundle is held by a high viscosity epoxy. The fiber optic bundle is moved until it is aligned. In one embodiment, an epoxy with high silicate content is used.
Claims16
A method of aligning a fiber optic bundle with an array waveguide comprising:
- mounting the array waveguide to a base;
- mounting an end of the fiber optic bundle to the base using a high viscosity epoxy;
- and
- moving the fiber optic bundle until it is aligned to the array waveguide.
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A method of aligning a fiber optic bundle with an array waveguide comprising:
- mounting an end of the fiber optic bundle and the array waveguide to a base using an epoxy having a silicate content over 70% by volume;
- and
- aligning the fiber optic bundle to the array waveguide.
A device comprising:
- a base;
- an array waveguide mounted to the base, the array waveguide having channels internally;
- and
- a fiber optic bundle mounted to the base by an epoxy, the fiber optic bundle photonically coupled to the channels of the array waveguide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.