At+t Corp.

Robert Klaiber

Ranjan Dutta

Alexander Coucoulas

Aluminized optical fiber (11) can be permanently bonded to silicon surfaces by applying both heat and pressure to the optical fiber. Thus, an optical fiber (11) can be bonded within a silicon V-groove (16) simply by applying heat and pressure, thereby to give an extremely accurate predetermined alignment of the central axis of the optical fiber within the V-groove, while avoiding the use of any potentially contaminating adhesives. This method can also be used to bond the aluminized fiber to aluminized V-grooves, as is described below.

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Lebanonon, NJ, United States of America

Robert Klaiber