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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2015
Applicant:

3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Raman K. Selli, Austin, TX (US);

Brian M. Cole, Austin, TX (US);

Donald G. Doss, Round Rock, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4206 (2013.01); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/3636 (2013.01); G02B 6/4249 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of forming a fiber optic device includes securing one or more optical fibers to a support. The support is coupled to a base that includes one or more optoelectronic devices. After one or more of the fibers are secured to the support, and the support is secured to the base, one or more of the fibers are cleaved. A portion of the one or more optical fibers that is in contact with the support may be bent. This method, and fiber optic devices made using this method are more easily aligned and may be produced at lower costs than existing manufacturing processes.


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