Assembly of optical component and optical fibre
US6438297B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/423
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The optical component (4) is mounted on an optical chip in alignment with an optical fibre (1) which is mounted within a V-groove (2) formed in the chip, the optical component (4) has two non-parallel location surfaces (4A, 4B) which abut against corresponding location features (5, 6) on the chip to locate the component (4) in a first direction (Y-axis) substantially perpendicular to the plane of the chip and in a second direction (Z-axis) which is perpendicular to said first direction (Y-axis) and substantially perpendicular to the length (X-axis) of the V-groove (2), and the optical component (4) is mounted on the chip so as to overhang one end (2A) of the V-groove to enable the end (1A) of the optical fibre (1) to be brought into a close, abutting relationship with the component (4).
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