Securing an optical fibre in a V-groove
US5985086A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3861
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To minimise the risk of adhesive resin (20, 21) securing an optical fibre (11) in a silicon V-groove (13, 14) from filling the space under the fibre, which can lead to delamination effects resulting from thermal expansion mismatch, a controlled amount of the resin is dispensed into each of two reservoirs (31) located on either side of the groove from which the resin flows into the groove along feeder channels (32) linking the reservoirs to the groove.
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