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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald J Albares, San Diego, CA (US);
David B Cavanaugh, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas W Trask, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9617 ; 350320 ;
Abstract
A micromanipulator and UV curing adhesive allows a precise end-on coupling of an optical fiber to a film optical waveguide on a substrate. Such a coupling facilitates the optical processing of data on active or passive optoelectronic chips with the inherent advantages of parallel, high speed capability. After coarse