Sealed fiber array and method for manufacturing a sealed fiber array
US6215944A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3885
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sealed fiber array capable of preventing ambient air from entering into a package through gaps between guide holes and guide pins. The fiber array includes a lower substrate (19) in which V grooves (20) and guide grooves (21) are formed in the lengthwise direction, and an upper substrate (23) having the same dimensions as those of the lower substrate (19) in the lengthwise direction and in the direction perpendicular thereto, and disposed over the lower substrate (19). Guide holes are defined by the V. grooves of the lower substrate (19) and the upper substrate (23). Ambient air is prevented from entering into the package, from the side where the guide holes for the sealed fiber array are provided, toward the opposite side.
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