Process for optically joining an optical fiber array to an opponent member
Patent 5482585 Issued on January 9, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 4, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
February 4, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3798099 Fiber-waveguide self alignment coupler Multiple optical fiber splice element having ramped porch Optical fiber connector and method of manufacturing the same Patent #: 5379360 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 191536 filed on 02/04/1994US Classes:156/158, Of wire, rod, tube or filament156/296, Strands, rods, tubes or sticklike bodies to each other only385/14, INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUIT385/49Fiber to thin film devicesExaminersPrimary: Aftergut, Jeff H.Assistant: Crispino, Richard Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG02B 006/30G02B 006/40 Foreign Application Priority Data1993-02-12 JPAbstractA process for optically joining a plurality of optical fibers to an opponent member, comprising the steps of forming an optical fiber array by fixing the optical fibers between a V-grooved base plate and a fixing base plate in the state that the optical fibers are fitted to respective V-grooves formed on a surface of the V-grooved base plate, and optically joining the optical fibers of the optical fiber array to the opponent member by using, as a joining reference surface, either one of a first surface of the fixing base plate at which the optical fibers are fixed and a second surface of the fixing base plate opposite to said surface.Other References
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