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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Norbert Schlepple, Macungie, PA (US);
Vipulkumar K. Patel, Breinigsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/255 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/2555 (2013.01); G02B 6/12 (2013.01); G02B 6/2551 (2013.01); G02B 6/2553 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12138 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12192 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for aligning each of a plurality of optical fibers for coupling to a photonic integrated circuit (PIC). Transmission is detected from each respective optical fiber to the PIC using a probe, and the respective optical fiber is aligned based on the detected transmission. Each of the plurality of optical fibers is coupled to the PIC using at least one of: (i) laser splicing, (ii) laser spot welding, or (iii) arc welding.