Use of sol-gel as an inorganic adhesive for high stability, self organizing, fiber optic array
US6584259B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/896
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fiber optic assembly comprising a plurality of optical fibers bonded together with an inorganic adhesive having a glass transition temperature of at least about 150° C. The inorganic adhesive preferably comprises a sol-gel, such a colloidal suspension of sodium silicate, that creates bondlines between adjacent optical fibers that are less than about 200 nm in thickness.
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