Optical fiber assembly and method for suppressing optical instabilities due to improperly cured epoxy
US6623176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3867
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber assembly including a ferrule which increases the glass transition temperature of an entire epoxy system resident within the ferrule and a method for suppressing optical instabilities of an optoelectronic package are described. One or more openings are made in a ferrule body to allow reaction gases from the epoxy caused during curing to escape, allowing a greater portion of the epoxy to fully cure, thereby raising the glass transition temperature of the epoxy system.
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