Surface optical device apparatus, method of fabricating the same, and apparatus using the same
US6932516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4249
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surface optical device apparatus includes a surface optical device capable of emitting or receiving light through a surface thereof and a thick layer formed of a radiation-curable or electron-beam-curable material, such as a polymerizable resist. In the thick layer, a guide hole for inserting an end portion of a light-transmission member, such as an optical fiber, and a plastic optical fiber with a flat end face or a lens-shaped end face, therein is formed at a position corresponding to the surface of the surface optical device such that the surface optical device can be optically coupled to the light-transmission member inserted in the guide hole. The guide hole is formed in the thick layer by performing a patterning on the thick layer using photolithography to selectively harden the thick layer and developing the thick layer.
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