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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Ian David Johnson, West Sussex, GB;
Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, Fareham, GB;
David R. Selviah, Bedford, GB;
Ioannis Papakonstantinou, London, GB;
Ian David Johnson, West Sussex, GB;
Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, Fareham, GB;
David R. Selviah, Bedford, GB;
Ioannis Papakonstantinou, London, GB;
Xyratex Technology Limited, Havant, GB;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of manufacturing an optical printed circuit board and an optical printed circuit board. The method comprises providing a support layer; on the support layer, providing an optical core layer; forming optical channels from the optical core layer and surrounding the optical channels with cladding thereby forming optical waveguides; and during said step of forming the optical channels, forming one or more alignment features, e.g. projections, on the optical printed circuit board.