- Patent Title: Laminated glass bend optical interconnection apparatus and methods
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Application No.: US15890607Application Date: 2018-02-07
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Publication No.: US10422950B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: James Scott Sutherland
- Applicant: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
- Current Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agent Adam R. Weeks
- Main IPC: G02B6/36
- IPC: G02B6/36 ; G02B6/12 ; G02B6/38 ; H01L21/82 ; G02B6/42 ; G02B6/10 ; G02B6/13 ; G02B6/43 ; G02B6/125

Abstract:
The optical interconnection apparatus includes a laminated structure having an inner glass sheet, an adhesive layer, and an outer glass sheet. The laminated structure has a first bend section with bend angle and front and back opposite ends. An optical fiber is operably supported by the laminated structure so that it has a second bend section that follows the first bend section. The front end of the optical fiber resides proximate to the front end of the laminated structure and the back end of the optical fiber resides proximate to the back end of the laminated structure. The first bend section is formed by bending the laminated structure and then curing the adhesive. A protective coating can be deposited over the optical fiber and a portion of the laminated structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180239086A1 LAMINATED GLASS BEND OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-08-23
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