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GB2401196B - Packaged planar lightwave circuit arrangements corresponding method of connection and component - Google Patents

Packaged planar lightwave circuit arrangements corresponding method of connection and component

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Publication number
GB2401196B
GB2401196B GB0310125A GB0310125A GB2401196B GB 2401196 B GB2401196 B GB 2401196B GB 0310125 A GB0310125 A GB 0310125A GB 0310125 A GB0310125 A GB 0310125A GB 2401196 B GB2401196 B GB 2401196B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
component
connection
corresponding method
circuit arrangements
lightwave circuit
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0310125A
Other versions
GB2401196A (en
GB0310125D0 (en
Inventor
Andrew Harker
David Chown
Simon Meadowcroft
Richard Forster
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd
Agilent Technologies Inc
Original Assignee
Avago Technologies Fiber IP Singapore Pte Ltd
Avago Technologies General IP Singapore Pte Ltd
Agilent Technologies Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Avago Technologies Fiber IP Singapore Pte Ltd, Avago Technologies General IP Singapore Pte Ltd, Agilent Technologies Inc filed Critical Avago Technologies Fiber IP Singapore Pte Ltd
Priority to GB0310125A priority Critical patent/GB2401196B/en
Publication of GB0310125D0 publication Critical patent/GB0310125D0/en
Publication of GB2401196A publication Critical patent/GB2401196A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2401196B publication Critical patent/GB2401196B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/30—Optical coupling means for use between fibre and thin-film device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3664—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3644—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the coupling means being through-holes or wall apertures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
    • G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB0310125A 2003-05-02 2003-05-02 Packaged planar lightwave circuit arrangements corresponding method of connection and component Expired - Fee Related GB2401196B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
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Publications (3)

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GB0310125D0 GB0310125D0 (en) 2003-06-04
GB2401196A GB2401196A (en) 2004-11-03
GB2401196B true GB2401196B (en) 2007-02-07

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Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS60200210A (en) * 1984-03-23 1985-10-09 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Photocoupler
EP0277390A1 (en) * 1987-01-15 1988-08-10 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Assembly comprising a planar optical circuit and an optical fibre coupled thereto
EP0458608A1 (en) * 1990-05-22 1991-11-27 BICC Public Limited Company Multi-part optical fibre connectors
EP0591941A1 (en) * 1992-10-09 1994-04-13 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. An optical waveguide component and a manufacturing method therefor
EP0606552A1 (en) * 1993-01-05 1994-07-20 Motorola, Inc. Modular optical waveguide and method for making
GB2286693A (en) * 1994-02-22 1995-08-23 Du Pont Flat optical waveguide and/or optical fibre connectors and their manufacture
US5539848A (en) * 1995-05-31 1996-07-23 Motorola Optical waveguide module and method of making
US5706378A (en) * 1995-04-07 1998-01-06 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Method of production of optical waveguide module
JP2000298219A (en) * 1999-04-14 2000-10-24 Fujikura Ltd Awg module
US20030002801A1 (en) * 2001-06-22 2003-01-02 Bookham Technology Plc System

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS60200210A (en) * 1984-03-23 1985-10-09 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Photocoupler
EP0277390A1 (en) * 1987-01-15 1988-08-10 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Assembly comprising a planar optical circuit and an optical fibre coupled thereto
EP0458608A1 (en) * 1990-05-22 1991-11-27 BICC Public Limited Company Multi-part optical fibre connectors
EP0591941A1 (en) * 1992-10-09 1994-04-13 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. An optical waveguide component and a manufacturing method therefor
EP0606552A1 (en) * 1993-01-05 1994-07-20 Motorola, Inc. Modular optical waveguide and method for making
GB2286693A (en) * 1994-02-22 1995-08-23 Du Pont Flat optical waveguide and/or optical fibre connectors and their manufacture
US5706378A (en) * 1995-04-07 1998-01-06 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Method of production of optical waveguide module
US5539848A (en) * 1995-05-31 1996-07-23 Motorola Optical waveguide module and method of making
JP2000298219A (en) * 1999-04-14 2000-10-24 Fujikura Ltd Awg module
US20030002801A1 (en) * 2001-06-22 2003-01-02 Bookham Technology Plc System

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GB0310125D0 (en) 2003-06-04

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732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20120502