公开(公告)号：US06295404B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-25

申请号：US09440949

申请日：1999-11-16

申请人： Takenori Ichigi ,  Jungo Kondo ,  Yoshizumi Nakasuji ,  Eiji Kitakami

发明人： Takenori Ichigi ,  Jungo Kondo ,  Yoshizumi Nakasuji ,  Eiji Kitakami

IPC分类号： G02B600

CPC分类号： G02B6/3636 ,  G02B6/3652 ,  G02B6/3838 ,  G02B6/3861

摘要： An optical fiber array includes a V-groove substrate for housing an uncovered glass fiber section formed at an end portion of an optical fiber contained therein. A lower covered section housing portion houses a covered section of the optical fiber and is formed to be deeper than the V-groove forming portion. An optical fiber is disposed so that the uncovered glass fiber section is housed in the V groove and the covered section is housed in the lower covered section housing portion. A lid substrate is composed of a glass fiber protective portion covering an upper surface of the uncovered glass fiber section and an upper covered section housing portion houses a covered section of the optical fiber. The upper covered section housing portion is formed to be deeper than the glass fiber protective portion and is disposed on the V-groove substrate. A resin is filled in the gaps among the V-groove substrate, the optical fiber, and the lid substrate and cured to give a unitary optical fiber array. The glass fiber protective portion has a fiber contact portion to bring the fiber contact portion into direct contact with the glass fiber section, and a non-contact portion which is not brought into direct contact with the glass fiber section of the optical fiber.

摘要翻译： 光纤阵列包括用于容纳形成在其中包含的光纤的端部处的未覆盖的玻璃纤维部分的V形槽基板。 下覆盖部分壳体部分容纳光纤的被覆部分并且形成为比V形槽形成部分更深。 设置光纤，使得未覆盖的玻璃纤维部分容纳在V形槽中，并且覆盖部分容纳在下部覆盖部分收容部分中。 盖基板由覆盖未覆盖玻璃纤维部分的上表面的玻璃纤维保护部分和容纳光纤的被覆部分的上覆盖部分收纳部分组成。 上覆盖部容纳部形成为比玻璃纤维保护部更深，并配置在V槽基板上。 在V槽基板，光纤和盖基板之间的间隙中填充树脂并固化，得到单一的光纤阵列。 玻璃纤维保护部具有使纤维接触部与玻璃纤维部直接接触的纤维接触部和不与光纤的玻璃纤维部直接接触的非接触部。