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Polymer microstructures which facilitate fiber optic to waveguide coupling

US5359687A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1993
Grant dateOct 25, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3684
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an optical coupling device for facilitating the coupling of an optical fiber to an optical waveguide and to a method for fabricating such coupling device. Another aspect of this invention relates to optical fiber to optical waveguide interconnect comprising the coupling device of this invention, and arrays comprising a plurality of such arrays.

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