Method and system for forming an optical fiber microlens
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and system for forming an optical fiber microlens 失效
    用于形成光纤微透镜的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US5598493A

    公开(公告)日:1997-01-28

    申请号:US243142

    申请日:1994-05-16

    CPC分类号: G02B6/25 G02B6/245 G02B6/4203

    摘要: A method and system for forming microlens (78) on an optical fiber (60) include optical fiber lensing device (10) having lowering mechanism (18) for inserting optical fiber (60) at a predetermined and controlled speed to a predetermined depth in oil-acid bath having oil layer (62), acid layer (64), and boundary (68) between oil layer (62) and acid layer (64). The next step is to etch optical fiber (60) at boundary (68) by forming meniscus (66) around optical fiber (60) to selectively and controllably form on optical fiber (60) a microlens (78) having a predetermined shape, preferably a hyperbolic shape. The etching includes the steps of first tapering optical fiber (60) to a shape determined by the distance that optical fiber (60) is first inserted into acid layer (64). The etch step further chemically mills microlens (78) on optical fiber (60) to the predetermined shape by controlling the etch time and position of optical fiber (60) relative to boundary (68) for etching optical fiber (60) at boundary (68).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在光纤(60)上形成微透镜(78)的方法和系统包括具有用于以预定和控制的速度将光纤(60)插入油中预定深度的下降机构(18)的光纤透镜装置(10) - 含油层(62),酸层(64)和油层(62)与酸层(64)之间的边界(68)的酸浴。 下一步是通过在光纤(60)周围形成弯液面(66)来在边界(68)处蚀刻光纤(60),以选择性地和可控地在光纤(60)上形成具有预定形状的微透镜(78) 双曲形。 蚀刻包括以下步骤:首先使光纤(60)逐渐变细,使之成为由光纤(60)首先插入酸层(64)的距离所确定的形状。 蚀刻步骤通过控制光纤(60)相对于边界(68)的蚀刻时间和位置来蚀刻光纤(60)边界(68),进一步化学研磨光纤(60)上的微透镜(78)至预定形状 )。

    Method and system for forming an optical fiber microlens
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for forming an optical fiber microlens 失效
    用于形成光纤微透镜的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US5800666A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-01

    申请号:US726609

    申请日:1996-10-07

    CPC分类号: G02B6/25 G02B6/245 G02B6/4203

    摘要: A method and system for forming microlens (78) on an optical fiber (60) include optical fiber lensing device (10) having lowering mechanism (18) for inserting optical fiber (60) at a predetermined and controlled speed to a predetermined depth in oil-acid bath having oil layer (62), acid layer (64), and boundary (68) between oil layer (62) and acid layer (64). The next step is to etch optical fiber (60) at boundary (68) by forming meniscus (66) around optical fiber (60) to selectively and controllably form on optical fiber (60) a microlens (78) having a predetermined shape, preferably a hyperbolic shape. The etching includes the steps of first tapering optical fiber (60) to a shape determined by the distance that optical fiber (60) is first inserted into acid layer (64). The etch step further chemically mills microlens (78) on optical fiber (60) to the predetermined shape by controlling the etch time and position of optical fiber (60) relative to boundary (68) for etching optical fiber (60) at boundary (68).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在光纤(60)上形成微透镜(78)的方法和系统包括具有用于以预定和控制的速度将光纤(60)插入油中预定深度的下降机构(18)的光纤透镜装置(10) - 含油层(62),酸层(64)和油层(62)与酸层(64)之间的边界(68)的酸浴。 下一步是通过在光纤(60)周围形成弯液面(66)来在边界(68)处蚀刻光纤(60),以选择性地和可控地在光纤(60)上形成具有预定形状的微透镜(78) 双曲形。 蚀刻包括以下步骤:首先使光纤(60)逐渐变细,使之成为由光纤(60)首先插入酸层(64)的距离所确定的形状。 蚀刻步骤通过控制光纤(60)相对于边界(68)的蚀刻时间和位置来蚀刻光纤(60)边界(68),进一步化学研磨光纤(60)上的微透镜(78)至预定形状 )。

    Method and apparatus for aligning a separately supported fiber tip and
fiber communications circuit
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for aligning a separately supported fiber tip and fiber communications circuit 失效
    用于对齐单独支撑的光纤尖端和光纤通信电路的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5572614A

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-05

    申请号:US334585

    申请日:1994-11-04

    IPC分类号: G02B6/42

    摘要: A method and apparatus for aligning a fiber tip of an optic fiber in position with respect to a fiber communications circuit disposed on a carrier having a planar surface. In the method, the steps include supporting the optic fiber with a block having a planar surface such that a movement of the block causes a corresponding movement of the fiber tip. The steps further include placing the planar surface of the block in contact with the planar surface of the carrier, thereby defining a reference plane between the block and the carrier. Finally, after the placing step, there is the steps of automatically establishing a first relative position between the block and the carrier along a first dimension of the reference plane, and automatically establishing a second relative position between the block and the carrier along a second dimension of the reference plane, wherein the second dimension is orthogonal to the first dimension.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将光纤的光纤尖端相对于布置在具有平坦表面的载体上的光纤通信电路的位置对准的方法和装置。 在该方法中,步骤包括用具有平坦表面的块支撑光纤,使得块的移动导致纤维尖端的相应运动。 这些步骤还包括将块的平面表面与载体的平面表面接触,从而在块和载体之间限定参考平面。 最后,在放置步骤之后,存在以下步骤:沿着参考平面的第一维度自动建立块和载体之间的第一相对位置,并且沿第二维度自动建立块和载体之间的第二相对位置 所述第二尺寸与所述第一尺寸正交。