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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2004
Jack A. Gilkerson, Wylie, TX (US);
Mansour Jannati, Richardson, TX (US);
Christopher W. Johnson, Sachse, TX (US);
Jack A. Gilkerson, Wylie, TX (US);
Mansour Jannati, Richardson, TX (US);
Christopher W. Johnson, Sachse, TX (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, VA (US);
Abstract
A cure oven comprises a sealable door and one or more pressure valves mounted inside for curing optical subcomponents that have been assembled using an adhesive. The cure oven comprises a chamber that can be configured to receive several hundreds of assembled optical subcomponents. The cure oven is further coupled to a computerized system via a drive motor. The computerized system initiates the heating and cooling sequences, and indicates whether the door can be opened, or must remain shut. The cure oven maintains a certain pressure inside the oven chamber consistent with a rise in temperature, allowing assembled optical subcomponents to be cured at a much higher rate than possible without disassembling, or being damaged.