Mapper Lithography IP B.v.

Asml Netherlands B.v.

Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno

Edwin Johannes Theodorus Smulders

Guido De Boer

Teunis Van De Peut

Henk Derks

Ralph Van Melle

Frederik Matthias Spiegelhalder

Roy Josephus Stephanus Derks

Erik Christian Nicolaas Puik

A method for forming an optical fiber array. A substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface is provided. The substrate is provided with a plurality of apertures extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface. In addition, a plurality of fibers are provided. The fibers have fiber ends with a diameter smaller than the smallest diameter of the apertures. A first fiber is inserted in a first corresponding aperture, from the first surface side of the substrate, such that the fiber end is positioned in close proximity of the second surface. The inserted first fiber is bent in a predetermined direction such that the fiber abuts a side wall of the first aperture at a predetermined position. After the first fiber is bent, a second fiber is inserted in a second corresponding aperture, from the first surface side of the substrate, such that the fiber end is positioned in close proximity of the second surface. The inserted second fiber is bent in conformity with a shape of the first fiber, such that the fiber abuts a side wall of the second aperture at a predetermined position. The bent fibers are bonded together using an adhesive material.

Method for forming an optical fiber array

A method of forming an optical fiber array. The method comprises providing a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The substrate is provided with a plurality of apertures extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface. Additionally, a plurality of fibers is provided. The fibers have fiber ends with a diameter smaller than the smallest diameter of the apertures. For each fiber, from the first surface side of the substrate, the fiber is inserted in a corresponding aperture such that the fiber end is positioned in close proximity of the second surface. Then the fiber is bent in a predetermined direction such that the fiber abuts a side wall of the aperture at a predetermined position. Finally, the bent fibers are bonded together using an adhesive material.

Arrangement of optical fibers, and a method of forming such arrangement

Method and system for moving a frozen adhesive particle towards a target body, comprising launching means () which are arranged to launch the particle () in its frozen form towards the target body () via a movement path () through a gap () between the launching means and the target body. The medium in the gap may have a temperature above the adhesive particle's melting temperature. The launching means may be arranged to launch the particle at a high speed. The launching means and the target body may have a geometry causing that the movement path is substantially vertical or substantially horizontal.

Method and system for processing frozen adhesive particles

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Edwin Johannes Theodorus Smulders