Optical package fiber pass-through to reduce curvature of optical fiber during threading
US7350987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4237
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Optoelectronic packages with one or more feed-throughs having a cutout allow optical fibers that have been coupled to a component (e.g., an optical component, an electrical component, a structural component) to be fed through more easily than a package having feed-throughs without a cutout. In one embodiment, the cut in the feed-through is on the opposite side of the initial direction of the threading. That is, if the fiber is to come from above the feed-through, the cut is placed on the bottom of the feed-through. The placement of the cut on the feed-through allows a fiber previously attached to a component to be fed through without excessive curvature of the fiber.
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