Fiber array alignment substrate
US6754428B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3652
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes a substrate having at least one opening through a top surface to a bottom surface, the substrate also having a first plurality of aligned grooves formed in the top surface and a plurality of fibers, where each of the plurality of fibers are positioned over the opening and in contact with the substrate within a corresponding one of the first plurality of grooves. In another aspect, a method of manipulating fibers includes placing a plurality of fibers on a substrate to extend over an opening formed through a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate, and flowing air through the opening to draw the plurality of fibers down towards the top surface of the substrate, and positioning each of said plurality of fibers in substantial alignment.
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