AU2002311458A1 - Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre - Google Patents

Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre

Info

Publication number: AU2002311458A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: mounting; optical fibre; fibre; optical
Prior art date: 2001-06-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU2002311458A

Inventor

Ebrahim Iravani

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Lumentum Technology UK Ltd

Original Assignee

Bookham Technology PLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2001-06-22

Filing date

2002-06-21

Publication date

2003-01-08

2002-06-21 Application filed by Bookham Technology PLC filed Critical Bookham Technology PLC

2003-01-08 Publication of AU2002311458A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002311458A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
- G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers
- 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
- G02B6/30—Optical coupling means for use between fibre and thin-film device
- 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
- G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
- 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
- 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
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
- G02B6/4207—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms with optical elements reducing the sensitivity to optical feedback
- 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
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
- G02B6/4228—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements
- G02B6/423—Passive alignment, i.e. without a detection of the degree of coupling or the position of the elements using guiding surfaces for the alignment

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)

AU2002311458A 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre Abandoned AU2002311458A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0115364A GB2376754A (en)	2001-06-22	2001-06-22	Optical chip substrate with a channel having a stepped profile
GB0115364.2		2001-06-22
PCT/GB2002/002811 WO2003001264A2 (en)	2001-06-22	2002-06-21	Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2002311458A1 true AU2002311458A1 (en)	2003-01-08

Family

ID=9917207

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU2002311458A Abandoned AU2002311458A1 (en)	2001-06-22	2002-06-21	Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU2002311458A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2376754A (en)
WO (1)	WO2003001264A2 (en)

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2001
- 2001-06-22 GB GB0115364A patent/GB2376754A/en not_active Withdrawn
2002
- 2002-06-21 AU AU2002311458A patent/AU2002311458A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-06-21 WO PCT/GB2002/002811 patent/WO2003001264A2/en not_active Ceased

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB2376754A (en)	2002-12-24
WO2003001264A3 (en)	2003-03-13
GB0115364D0 (en)	2001-08-15
WO2003001264A2 (en)	2003-01-03

Publication	Publication Date	Title
AU2002321650A1 (en)	2003-04-01	An optical coupling mount
AU2002365780A1 (en)	2003-06-17	Optical microphone
EP1255143A3 (en)	2004-12-29	Optical fiber connector
AU2003231794A1 (en)	2003-12-12	Stub having an optical fiber
AU2002318943A1 (en)	2003-02-24	Optical fiber amplifier
AU2002345655A1 (en)	2002-12-23	Optical distribution components
AU2002304927A1 (en)	2003-01-02	Optical connection arrangements
AU2003267584A1 (en)	2004-04-08	An optical fibre
AU2002311458A1 (en)	2003-01-08	Improvements in mounting of an optical fibre
EP1273936A3 (en)	2004-12-29	Optical waveguide
AUPR159400A0 (en)	2000-12-14	Terminating optical fibre
AU2002306579A1 (en)	2002-09-04	Optical module
AUPR138500A0 (en)	2000-12-07	Optical fibre
AU2002241381A1 (en)	2002-10-15	Small-formed optical module
AU2002213936A1 (en)	2002-04-15	Optical fibre
AU2002311345A1 (en)	2003-01-08	Optical fibre
AU2002217318A1 (en)	2002-07-16	Alignment of optical fibre components
AU2002246235A1 (en)	2002-10-03	Optical components
AU2002324478A1 (en)	2003-02-17	Optical fiber
GB0106339D0 (en)	2001-05-02	Optical fibre mounting
AU2002330808A1 (en)	2003-03-03	Optical fibre means
AU2002246251A1 (en)	2002-10-21	Alignment of optical fibres with an optical device
AU2002242845A1 (en)	2002-10-03	Optical fibre amplifier
AU2002344017A1 (en)	2003-05-06	Optical fiber holding part
AU2002247833A1 (en)	2002-10-03	Support for an optical fibre

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2004-03-11	MK6	Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase