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G02B 6/38 (2006.01) G02B 6/30 (2006.01) G02B 6/36 (2006.01) G02B 6/12 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2383552
The invention relates to the art of optical fiber splicing. More particularly, the invention pertains to methods of splicing optical fibers with other optical fibers or optical waveguides. The invention provides optical fiber splicing elements useful for coupling optical fibers and for alignment of optical fibers with waveguides. The spling elements allow for accurate lateral and longitudinal alignment and improved collinearity of spliced optical fibers, achieving low coupling loss. The invention provides a process of splicing optical fibers comprising: A) providing an optical fiber splicing element comprising a substrate and at least one optical fiber gripper on the substrate, wherein said gripper comprises adjacent parallel, polymeric strips each having a base attached to a surface of the substrate, a top surface in a plane parallel to the substrate, and side walls which form a groove between adjacent strips; and B) juxtapositioning complementary ends of first and second optical fibers in the groove.
La présente invention concerne l'art de l'épissurage de fibres optiques. De manière plus spécifique, cette invention concerne des procédés d'épissurage de fibres optiques avec d'autres fibres optiques ou des guides d'ondes optiques. On présente des éléments d'épissurage de fibres optiques qui sont utiles pour coupler des fibres optiques et pour aligner des fibres optiques sur des guides d'ondes. Ces éléments d'épissurage permettent d'aligner avec précision dans le sens latéral et longitudinal les fibres optiques épissurées et d'améliorer la colinéarité de ces dernières, ceci assurant une faible perte de couplage.
Brown Brian
Holman Jason
Norwood Robert A.
Shacklette Lawrence W.
Corning Inc.
Ogilvy Renault Llp/s.e.n.c.r.l.,s.r.l.
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