Polymer microstructures which facilitate fiber optic to waveguide coupling
US5359687A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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