Adhesive-free bonding method of fiber attachment for polymer optical waveguide on polymer substrate
US6631228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2551
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical waveguide assembly is disclosed. The optical waveguide assembly includes having a substrate face, a cladding disposed on the substrate, and a waveguide core disposed within the cladding. The waveguide core has a waveguide core face such that the waveguide core face is aligned with the substrate face. The assembly further comprises a fiber support assembly having a support face in contact with the substrate face and a fiber having a fiber core face optically aligned with the waveguide core face. Non-adhesive means fixedly connects the substrate face to the support face. A method of non-adhesively bonding an optical waveguide to a fiber support is also disclosed.
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