Optical circuit having legs in a stacked configuration and an associated fabrication method
US6850671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3668
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical circuit is provided having a plurality of legs, each of which may have one or more optical fibers bound together by a matrix material, arranged in a stacked configuration in such a manner as to reduce, if not eliminate, the stress to which the optical fibers are subjected. The optical circuit includes a main body having a flexible substrate and a plurality of optical fibers mounted upon the substrate and lying in a common plane. The plurality of legs extend outwardly from an edge of the main body. The legs are disposed in a stacked configuration in which at least one leg overlies another leg. As such, at least one leg lies at least partially outside of the common plane defined by the substrate. A method for fabricating the optical circuit is also provided.
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