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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Masayuki Iwase, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Izawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yozo Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical component provided with a waveguide groove having, an waveguide holding plane having a surface shape extending along a specified axial direction and capable of holding at least one optical waveguide while positioning it at at least a part of at least one side face thereof; and an opening extending substantially oppositely to the waveguide holding plane and being smaller in width than the outside diameter of at least one optical waveguide in a specified widthwise direction perpendicular to the specified axial direction.