公开(公告)号：US20170146745A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14946977

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: Corning Optical Communications LLC

Inventor： Douglas Llewellyn Butler ,  William Kenneth Denson ,  James Scott Sutherland

IPC: G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/42

CPC classification number: G02B6/3616 ,  G02B6/30 ,  G02B6/3636 ,  G02B6/3652 ,  G02B6/4202 ,  G02B6/423 ,  G02B6/4249 ,  G02B6/4257 ,  G02B6/43

Abstract: Optical interface devices and methods employing optical fibers and support member having a bend section are disclosed, wherein the optical interface device is used for optically connecting at least one photonic device to at least one optical device via at least one optical fiber. An array of optical fibers is arranged immediately adjacent a portion of the outer curved surface at the bend section. A fiber alignment member having a fiber alignment feature engages the array of optical fibers at a back-end flat portion of the support member so that end faces of the optical fibers are substantially co-planar with a bottom surface of the fiber alignment member and a back end of the support member. A securing layer disposed over the optical fiber array serves to secure the optical fiber array to the outer

公开(公告)号：US09766411B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US14946977

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: Corning Optical Communications LLC

Inventor： Douglas Llewellyn Butler ,  William Kenneth Denson ,  James Scott Sutherland

IPC: G02B6/36 ,  G02B6/42

CPC classification number: G02B6/3616 ,  G02B6/30 ,  G02B6/3636 ,  G02B6/3652 ,  G02B6/4202 ,  G02B6/423 ,  G02B6/4249 ,  G02B6/4257 ,  G02B6/43

Abstract: Optical interface devices and methods employing optical fibers and support member having a bend section are disclosed, wherein the optical interface device is used for optically connecting at least one photonic device to at least one optical device via at least one optical fiber. An array of optical fibers is arranged immediately adjacent a portion of the outer curved surface at the bend section. A fiber alignment member having a fiber alignment feature engages the array of optical fibers at a back-end flat portion of the support member so that end faces of the optical fibers are substantially co-planar with a bottom surface of the fiber alignment member and a back end of the support member. A securing layer disposed over the optical fiber array serves to secure the optical fiber array to the outer.