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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F. Filhaber, Corning, NY (US);
Clarence E. Ford, Jr., late of Painted Post, NY (US);
Robert Sabia, Corning, NY (US);
Jackson P. Trentelman, Lawrenceville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ; G02B 6/38 ; G02B 6/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ; G02B 6/38 ; G02B 6/40 ;
Abstract
Methods of bonding optical components are disclosed. Bonding is achieved without use of adhesives or high temperature fusion. The invention is useful for bonding optical fibers together and for bonding optical fiber arrays to lens arrays.