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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2003
François Seguin, Montreal, CA;
Pierre Martineau, Deux-Montagnes, CA;
Denis-alexandre Brulotte, Montreal, CA;
Patrick Cigana, Montreal, CA;
Pascal Octeau, Ile Perrot, CA;
Xavier Daxhelet, Montreal, CA;
Sébastien Allard, Laval, CA;
François Seguin, Montreal, CA;
Pierre Martineau, Deux-Montagnes, CA;
Denis-Alexandre Brulotte, Montreal, CA;
Patrick Cigana, Montreal, CA;
Pascal Octeau, Ile Perrot, CA;
Xavier Daxhelet, Montreal, CA;
Sébastien Allard, Laval, CA;
ITF Optical Technologies Inc., Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A packaging device for protectively enclosing an optical component in a substantially clean and anhydrous environment without imparting undue mechanical stresses on the optical component and adjacent segments of optical fiber coupled thereto. An intermediate component is used in combination with a sealing material for sealing the fiber aperture of a protective housing while allowing an optical fiber to extend therethrough. The protective housing is made out of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion that closely matches that of the optical fiber. A chain of material CTE that includes the CTE of the intermediate component is used in order to circumvent the need for a sealing material having a high melting temperature. The packaging device is also designed so as to reduce water ingress by optimizing the configuration of the sealing component and adjacent structures.