Fiber optic devices and methods of manufacturing fiber optic devices
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsRaman K. Selli, Brian M. Cole, Donald G. Doss
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A fiber optic device includes a support having one or more optical fibers coupled to the support and a base that includes one or more optoelectronic devices. The support is coupled to the base such that one or more of the optoelectronic devices are optically coupled to one or more of the optical fibers. A portion of the one or more optical fibers that is in contact with the support may be bent and one or more of the optoelectronic devices may be optically coupled to the bent portion of one or more of the optical fibers.
Claims20
A fiber optic device comprising:
- a support comprising one or more optical fibers coupled to the support, wherein at least a portion
- of the one or more optical fibers in contact with the support is substantially bent;
- and
- a base comprising one or more optoelectronic devices;
- wherein the support is coupled to the base such that one or more of the optoelectronic devices are optically coupled to the bent portion of one or more of the optical fibers.
A fiber optic device comprising:
- a support comprising:
- one or more optical fibers coupled to the support, wherein an end of one or more of the optical fibers is at an angle of greater than 45 degrees;
- a base comprising one or more optoelectronic devices;
- wherein the support is coupled to the base such that one or more of the optoelectronic devices are optically coupled to one or more of the optical fibers.
A method of making a fiber optic device comprising:
- positioning one or more optical fibers on a support;
- positioning the support on a base, the base comprising one or more optoelectronic devices, such that one or more of the optical fibers are optically aligned with one or more optoelectronic devices coupled to the base;
- cutting at least one optical fiber at a first position while the support is positioned on the base;
- activating one or more of the optoelectronic devices;
- determining the efficiency of an optical connection between one or more of the optical fibers and
- one or more of the optoelectronic devices optically aligned with the one or more optical fibers;
- cutting the optical fibers at a second position if the efficiency of the optical connection is less than a predetermined set point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.