Single-mode polymer waveguide connector assembly device
US10775568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3885
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for assembling a waveguide connector includes positioning a polymer waveguide in one or more insertion structures within an inner portion of a cap where the polymer waveguide has alignment features. The method also includes inserting a ferrule into the inner portion of the cap such that an inner wall of the cap seals around the assembled connector and heating the polymer waveguide and the ferrule to a first temperature with the ferrule comprising alignment features and having a different coefficient of thermal expansion from the polymer waveguide. The alignment features of the polymer waveguide align with the alignment features of the ferrule when the polymer waveguide and the ferrule are heated to the first temperature.
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