Optical fiber array and optical light-wave device, and connecting the same
AssigneeFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsTsunetoshi Saito, Toshihiko Ota
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Abstract
A method for connecting optical waveguides to optical fibers, the optical waveguides being arranged side by side in an optical waveguide circuit device, the method including inserting optical fibers into arranging guide grooves formed side by side in a guide substrate of an optical fiber array device, warping the optical fiber array device by a contraction stress caused by hardening of an adhesive for attaching the guide substrate to a cap plate for attachment and fixing, and optically connecting the optical waveguides to the optical fibers, by facing a connection terminal surface of the optical waveguide circuit device to a connection terminal surface of the optical fiber array device in the curved shape.
Claims8
A method for connecting plural optical waveguides to plural optical fibers, the plural optical waveguides being arranged side by side in an optical waveguide circuit device warped in a curved shape, the method comprising:
- inserting plural optical fibers into plural arranging guide grooves formed side by side in a guide substrate of an optical fiber array device;
- warping the optical fiber array device to substantially match with the curved shape of the optical waveguide circuit device by a contraction stress caused by hardening of an adhesive for attaching the guide substrate to a cap plate for attachment and fixing;
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- optically connecting the plural optical waveguides to the plural optical fibers, respectively, by facing a connection terminal surface of the optical waveguide circuit device to a connection terminal surface of the optical fiber array device each other in the curved shape such that an axial deviation between the plural optical waveguides and the plural optical fibers corresponding thereto is made smaller.
A method for connecting plural optical waveguides to plural optical fibers, the plural optical waveguides being arranged side by side in an optical waveguides circuit device, the method comprising:
- inserting plural optical fibers into plural arranging guide grooves formed side by side in a guide substrate of an optical fiber array device;
- warping the optical fiber array device by a contraction stress caused by hardening of an adhesive for attaching the guide substrate to a cap plate for attachment and fixing, and not applying an external force to said optical fiber array device in a direction of warping by said contraction stress;
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- optically connecting the plural optical waveguides to the plural optical fibers, respectively, by facing connection terminal surfaces of the plural optical waveguides and connection terminal surfaces of the plural optical fibers corresponding thereto such that an axial deviation in a direction orthogonal to an arrangement of the plural optical waveguides and optical fibers is made greater toward the center of the arrangement.
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