Method of coupling an optical fiber to an optical component on the same substrate
US5337392A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4239
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method of coupling an optical fiber to an optical component on the same substrate, eccentricity of the core of a coupling fiber is exploited to adjust the vertical position of the core by rotation of the fiber about its axis. This adjustment is carried out with the fiber held in contact with a horizontal reference surface of a substrate also carrying a laser diode constituting the component to which the fiber must be coupled. The method can be used to implement transmission headers for optical fiber telecommunication systems.
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