18387595. PRECISION TRANSFERRED FIBER ARRAY UNIT (CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)
PRECISION TRANSFERRED FIBER ARRAY UNIT
Organization Name
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Steven Joseph Gregorski of Painted Post NY US
PRECISION TRANSFERRED FIBER ARRAY UNIT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18387595 titled 'PRECISION TRANSFERRED FIBER ARRAY UNIT
Original Abstract Submitted
A fiber array unit, and a method and apparatus for fabricating the fiber array unit. The fiber array unit includes optical fibers that define a two-dimensional array of fiber end faces, and are encapsulated by a matrix that holds the optical fibers in place. The fiber array unit is fabricated by seating optical fibers in grooves of an arcuate surface, and applying an amount of uncured matrix thereto. A substrate is moved into contact with the matrix and the matrix cured to bond the optical fibers to each other and the substrate. The substrate is moved away from the arcuate surface to release the bonded optical fibers. The process can be repeated to fabricate a fiber array unit having multiple rows of optical fibers.