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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:
Dec. 25, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thierry L Dannoux, Fontainebleau, FR;
Pierre J Laroulandie, Avon, FR;
Jean-Pierre Themont, Montigny-sur-Loing, FR;
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65-2 ; 65-314 ; 65 31 ; 65 3013 ; 65-42 ; 156153 ; 156157 ; 156293 ; 350 9612 ;
Abstract
An integrated optical component with ion diffused optical circuit paths in glass connected to optical fibers, comprising a transverse exit groove machined adjacent the paths, a plateau for supporting an uncoated portion of the optical fibers for connection to the paths, and a shoulder adjacent the plateau for supporting a coated portion of the fiber, the fiber endfaces being secured to the terminations of the paths by means of an adhesive; and, a method for manufacturing such a component comprising machining, approximate alignment, precise alignment, and gluing steps.