WO2003003067A3 - Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique - Google Patents

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WO2003003067A3
WO2003003067A3 PCT/US2002/022090 US0222090W WO03003067A3 WO 2003003067 A3 WO2003003067 A3 WO 2003003067A3 US 0222090 W US0222090 W US 0222090W WO 03003067 A3 WO03003067 A3 WO 03003067A3
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John Trezza
Keith Kang
Greg Dudoff
Ronald Olson
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Xanoptix Inc
John Trezza
Keith Kang
Greg Dudoff
Ronald Olson
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Priority claimed from US09/896,664 external-priority patent/US6773166B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/896,192 external-priority patent/US20030002804A1/en
Priority claimed from US09/896,513 external-priority patent/US20030002802A1/en
Priority claimed from US09/896,196 external-priority patent/US20030002805A1/en
Priority claimed from US10/098,255 external-priority patent/US6619855B2/en
Application filed by Xanoptix Inc, John Trezza, Keith Kang, Greg Dudoff, Ronald Olson filed Critical Xanoptix Inc
Priority to EP02765833A priority Critical patent/EP1417523A2/en
Priority to AU2002329594A priority patent/AU2002329594A1/en
Publication of WO2003003067A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003003067A2/en
Publication of WO2003003067A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003003067A3/en

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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B6/12002—Three-dimensional structures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B6/13—Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method
    • G02B6/138—Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method by using polymerisation
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    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3644—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the coupling means being through-holes or wall apertures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3684—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier
    • G02B6/3692—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier with surface micromachining involving etching, e.g. wet or dry etching steps

Abstract

A method of making a fiber optic connector (1500) adapted to receive a fiber bearing unit involves coupling at least one high precision piece, having holes configured to accept an array of optical fibers, to a low precision piece to form a unit, inserting optical fibers into the unit and housing the unit within a fiber optic connector housing, A commercial fiber optic connector of a style constructed to accept a ferrule-like unit therein has a connector housing, at least 36 optical fiber, a low precision piece and at least one high precision slice having at least 36 fiber holes each adapted to accept one of the optical fibers, the low precision piece and the at least one high precision slice being contained substantially within the connector housing and forming the ferrule like unit.
PCT/US2002/022090 2001-06-29 2002-06-28 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique WO2003003067A2 (en)

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EP02765833A EP1417523A2 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-06-28 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique
AU2002329594A AU2002329594A1 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-06-28 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique

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US09/896,664 US6773166B2 (en) 2001-06-29 2001-06-29 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique
US09/896,196 2001-06-29
US09/896,192 US20030002804A1 (en) 2001-06-29 2001-06-29 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique
US09/896,192 2001-06-29
US09/896,664 2001-06-29
US09/896,513 2001-06-29
US09/896,513 US20030002802A1 (en) 2001-06-29 2001-06-29 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique
US09/896,196 US20030002805A1 (en) 2001-06-29 2001-06-29 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique
US10/098,255 US6619855B2 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-03-14 Post-formation feature optimization
US10/098,990 US6629780B2 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-03-14 High-precision female format multifiber connector
US10/098,255 2002-03-14
US10/098,652 2002-03-14
US10/098,990 2002-03-14
US10/098,652 US6609835B2 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-03-14 Oxidized light guiding component and manufacturing technique

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PCT/US2002/022090 WO2003003067A2 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-06-28 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique
PCT/US2002/022093 WO2003003069A2 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-06-28 Post-formation feature optimization
PCT/US2002/022052 WO2003003066A2 (en) 2001-06-29 2002-06-28 Multi-piece fiber optic component and manufacturing technique
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