Fiber array alignment
US6829419B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/262
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of aligning fibers on a substrate includes placing a grooved substrate on a base next to an opening formed through a top surface of the base, flowing air through the opening to draw the plurality of fibers down towards the top surface of the substrate or base, placing a set of fibers to extend over the substrate or base and over the opening and bonding the plurality of fibers to the substrate.
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