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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2003
Thierry L. A. Dannoux, Avon, FR;
David S. Franzen, Painted Post, NY (US);
Robert Sabia, Corning, NY (US);
Jackson P. Trentelman, Lawrenceville, PA (US);
Candace J. Quinn, Corning, NY (US);
Thierry L. A. Dannoux, Avon, FR;
David S. Franzen, Painted Post, NY (US);
Robert Sabia, Corning, NY (US);
Jackson P. Trentelman, Lawrenceville, PA (US);
Candace J. Quinn, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A collimator array, a fiber array and a method for fabricating the fiber array are described herein. In one embodiment, that fiber array includes a plurality of optical fibers and a glass plate with a plurality of holes in each of which there is secured one of the optical fibers, wherein the holes were formed by etching away a plurality of opal regions within an exposed and heated photosensitive glass which after the etching became the glass plate. In another embodiment, the fiber array includes a plurality of optical fibers and a glass plate with a plurality of holes in each of which there is secured one of the optical fibers, wherein the holes were formed by etching away a plurality of opal regions within an exposed and heated photosensitive glass which after the etching became the glass plate that included a plurality of oversized holes which were filled with a moldable material that was then drilled to form the holes.