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Device for releasable coupling of an optical fiber to an optoelectronic component

US4756591A · kind A · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Karl Fischer · Bretten, DE
Werner Spaeth · Holzkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 1985
Grant date	Jul 12, 1988
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2005

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4236
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for releasably coupling an optical fiber to an optoelectronic component comprises a support (3) having a V-shaped groove (2) cut into it for holding an optical fiber. The fiber terminates with its end face opposite an optoelectronic component (1) fixed on the same support (3). The optical fiber is fixed in the groove (2) by means of spring force (5) which acts on holding elements (16,17) as well as plastic layers (15) that press the fiber into the groove (2).

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