公开(公告)号：US20200049888A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16497001

申请日：2018-02-20

Applicant: TDK Corporation

Inventor： Hiroki HARA ,  Masahiro SHINKAI ,  Takashi KIKUKAWA ,  Masami SASAKI ,  Ryohei FUKUZAKI ,  Motohiro NAKAHARA ,  Tetsuo MIYA ,  Shuji TACHI ,  Koichi ARISHIMA

IPC: G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/42

Abstract: A first disclosure is an optical fiber member equipped with two holding members that hold an optical fiber such that an end surface of the optical fiber is located on one end and a curving portion having a coat of the optical fiber is curved to be extended at another end; the holding members are provided with holding flat portions that sandwich an end portion of the optical fiber where the coat is removed such that the end surface of the optical fiber is located on the one end; at least any of the holding flat portions has an aligning groove to fix a position of the end portion of the optical fiber; the holding member is provided with a curved surface at a position adjacent to the curving portion in the extending direction Dl; and the two holding members are equal in thermal expansion coefficient.