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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benson Chan, Vestal, NY (US);
Glen Walden Johnson, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Joseph Kuczynski, Rochester, MN (US);
Gerald Daniel Malagrino, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
James Robert Moon, Oronoco, MN (US);
John Henry Sherman, Lisle, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
Abstract
An optical coupler includes a first plate and a second plate superposed over the first plate. At least the second plate has at least one groove formed therein. The at least one groove extends continuously from one edge of the second plate to another edge of the second plate. An optical fiber is disposed in the at least one groove.