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US 9,316,793 B2Granted
Oblique angle optical fiber assembly
AssigneeNational Center for Advanced Packaging Co., Ltd.
InventorsDaniel Guidotti, Wenqi Zhang, Haiyun Xue
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Abstract
An optical fiber assembly and a method of assembly thereof. The optical fiber assembly includes a support plate defining an array of support plate through holes, and an alignment template plate defining an array of alignment template plate through holes. At least one support plate through hole or alignment template plate through hole may be flared. At least one support plate through hole or alignment template plate through hole may include a compliant film.
Claims18
An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a support plate comprising a first planar element defining an array of support plate through holes, each support plate through hole having a constant diameter and ending at a top surface of the support plate, wherein each support plate through hole has a principal symmetry axis defining an oblique angle with the top surface of the support plate;
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- an alignment template plate disposed parallel to the support plate with a top surface of the alignment template plate opposing a bottom surface of the support plate, the alignment template plate comprising a second planar element defining an array of alignment template plate through holes, each alignment template plate through hole having dual diameters and ending at a top surface of the alignment template plate,
- wherein (i) each alignment template plate through hole has a symmetry axis defining an oblique angle with the top surface of the alignment template, (ii) the array of alignment template plate through holes is aligned with the array of support plate through holes such that the symmetry axis of each alignment template plate through hole coincides with the symmetry axis of a respective support plate through hole, and (iii) at least one support plate through hole or at least one alignment template through hole is flared outwards.
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An optical fiber assembly comprising:
- a support plate comprising a first planar element defining an array of support plate through holes, each support plate through hole having a constant diameter and ending at a top surface of the support plate, wherein each support through hole has a principal symmetry axis defining an oblique angle with the top surface of the support plate;
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- an alignment template plate disposed parallel to the support plate with a top surface of the alignment template plate opposing a bottom surface of the support plate, the alignment template plate comprising a second planar element defining an array of alignment template plate through holes, each alignment template plate through hole having dual diameters and ending at a top surface of the alignment template plate,
- wherein (i) each alignment template plate through hole has a symmetry axis defining an oblique angle with the top surface of the alignment template, (ii) the array of alignment template plate through holes is aligned with the array of support plate through holes such that the symmetry axis of each alignment template plate through hole coincides with the symmetry axis of a respective support plate through hole, and (iii) a compliant film is disposed on at least one support plate through hole and at least one alignment template plate through hole.
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A method for assembling an optical fiber assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a support plate defining an array of tilted and flared support plate through holes;
- b) aligning an alignment template plate top surface with a bottom surface of the support plate, the alignment template plate defining an array of tilted and flared alignment template through holes, wherein at least one support plate through hole or alignment template through hole comprises a compliant film;
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- c) inserting a plurality of optical fibers into the arrays of support plate through holes and alignment template plate through holes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.