Patent · US Expired

Fiber array fabrication

US6618541B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

18References

30Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zygo Corporation · US

Inventors

Geoffrey Kaiser · Westborough, US
John S. Berg · Bellingham, US
Mark Steinback · Newton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2002
Grant date	Sep 9, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3885
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber-locating structure for aligning an optical fiber includes opposed first and second faces. A first wall, defining a funnel, extends from the first face toward the second face; while a second wall, defining a tunnel, extends from the second face toward the first face. The first and second walls are disposed such that the funnel and the tunnel meet to form a continuous passageway between the first face and the second face.

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