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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
Kenzo Ishida, San Jose, CA (US);
JDS Uniphase Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A groove assembly for holding at least one fiber optic. The assembly includes a base, a cover and a small carrier disposed between the base and the cover. The carrier has at least one groove. At least one fiber optic is disposed in this groove and terminates at an edge surface of the carrier. The base and cover have respective edge surfaces serving as attachment surfaces for attachment of the assembly to a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The PLC has at least one waveguide terminating at an edge, to which the fiber requires alignment. The base and/or cover are preferably formed from a material enabling attachment to the PLC, e.g., transparent to energy used for curing an adhesive. The carrier is formed from material enabling a substantially more precise formation of the grooves, e.g., silicon.