JPH06501573A - 導波構造 - Google Patents
導波構造Info
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- JPH06501573A JPH06501573A JP3517220A JP51722091A JPH06501573A JP H06501573 A JPH06501573 A JP H06501573A JP 3517220 A JP3517220 A JP 3517220A JP 51722091 A JP51722091 A JP 51722091A JP H06501573 A JPH06501573 A JP H06501573A
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/30—Optical coupling means for use between fibre and thin-film device
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch
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- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
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Abstract
Description
Claims (13)
- 1.(a)機械的な支持用の主基体と、(b)この基体上に支持され、少なくと も1つの光導波通領域およびこの通路領域の少なくとも端部と整列された溝を含 み、溝が基体のエッジまで延在する光学導波構造と、(c)この溝中に支持され 、この通路領域に直接接続されたファイバの端部とを含み、通路領域の材料がガ ラス構造を有し、ファイバの端部がガラス構造を有する材料によって溝中に固定 される光学装置。
- 2.ファイバの端部はクラッドによって包囲されたコアを有し、コアの材料はガ ラス構造を有している請求項1記載の装置。
- 3.通路領域およびコアの材料は同じか、或は実質的に同じである請求項1また は2記載の装置。
- 4.端部は長さが溝の長さより大きいが、溝の長さの2倍より小さいファイバテ ールの端部であり、ファイバテールの半分以上の長さが溝に支持されている請求 項1乃至3のいずれか1項記載の装置。
- 5.複数のファイバ端部またはファイバテール端部を含み、それぞれガラス構造 を有する材料によって各溝中に固定されている請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項記 載の装置。
- 6.通路領域およびコアの両方のガラス構造を有する前記材料はシリカを含んで いる請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項記載の装置。
- 7.各ファイバテールの内端部は導波構造の2つの層の間に配置され、それによ って装置へのテールの機械的結合が強化される請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項記 載の装置。
- 8.通路領域およびコアの材料は同じ化学組成を有し、前記組成は屈折率限高め るゲルマニアと共にシリカを含んでいる請求項3記載の装置。
- 9.ファイバまたはファイバテールのクラッドおよび導波装置の制限領域は同じ 化学組成を有し、前記組成は融点を低下するドーパントと共にシリカを含んでい る請求項1乃至8のいずれか1項記載の装置。
- 10.主基体はシリコンから形成されている請求項1乃至9のいずれか1項記載 の装置。
- 11.装置の前駆体であるウエハ上に1つ以上のファイバ端部を配置し、その後 ウエハ上に通路層を付着し、通路領域を形成するために通路層を成形する請求項 1乃至10のいずれか1項記載の装置を形成する方法。
- 12.(i)主基体上において被覆された制限材料のバッファ層を有するウエハ 中に少なくとも1つの溝を形成し、前記溝が意図された通路領域の意図された端 部に配置され、(ii)そこから延在した外端部を残した前記溝中にファイバま たはファイバテールの内端部を配置し、(iii)前記ウエハ上に通路層を付着 し、層とファイバまたはファイバテールの内端部のコアとの間に直接接続を生成 するために前記層を焼結し、 (vi)ファイバまたはファイバテールのコアに接続された通路領域の背後に残 すべき通路層の望ましくない部分を除去し、 (v)前記通路領域を覆って制限層を付着し、それによって前記制限層が導波装 置のクラッドを構成するように前記バッファ層と共同する請求項11記載の方法 。
- 13.光・電気装置、電気・光装置、電子装置またはそれに類似した装置等の能 動または受動装置に結合された光ファイバまたはファイバテールを含む集積され た光学装置であって、前記能動または受動装置が前記主基体によって支持され、 前記通路領域に光学的に結合されている請求項1乃至10のいずれか1項記載の 光学装置。
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB9024022.7 | 1990-11-05 | ||
| GB909024022A GB9024022D0 (en) | 1990-11-05 | 1990-11-05 | Waveguiding structure |
| PCT/GB1991/001932 WO1992008154A1 (en) | 1990-11-05 | 1991-11-05 | Waveguiding structure |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| JPH06501573A true JPH06501573A (ja) | 1994-02-17 |
| JP3230679B2 JP3230679B2 (ja) | 2001-11-19 |
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| JP51722091A Expired - Fee Related JP3230679B2 (ja) | 1990-11-05 | 1991-11-05 | 導波構造 |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (2) | US5465312A (ja) |
| EP (1) | EP0556230B1 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JP3230679B2 (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU8840591A (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2095324C (ja) |
| DE (1) | DE69118553T2 (ja) |
| GB (1) | GB9024022D0 (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO1992008154A1 (ja) |
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| US5515464A (en) * | 1992-07-06 | 1996-05-07 | Sheem Sang K | Optical fiber interconnections using self-aligned core-extensions |
| TW281731B (ja) * | 1994-08-26 | 1996-07-21 | Akzo Nobel Nv | |
| JPH08286073A (ja) * | 1995-04-18 | 1996-11-01 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | 光導波路の実装用パッケージ構造 |
| JP2858656B2 (ja) * | 1997-02-14 | 1999-02-17 | 日立電線株式会社 | 光波長合分波器 |
| US6403393B1 (en) | 1999-09-01 | 2002-06-11 | International Business Machines Corporation | Device having integrated optical and copper conductors and method of fabricating same |
| US7058245B2 (en) | 2000-04-04 | 2006-06-06 | Waveguide Solutions, Inc. | Integrated optical circuits |
| AUPR174200A0 (en) * | 2000-11-28 | 2000-12-21 | Redfern Integrated Optics Pty Ltd | Method and apparatus for attaching an optical fibre to an optical device |
| US7000434B2 (en) * | 2000-12-19 | 2006-02-21 | Intel Corporation | Method of creating an angled waveguide using lithographic techniques |
| US6801703B2 (en) | 2001-08-08 | 2004-10-05 | Photon-X, Llc | Freestanding athermal polymer optical waveguide |
| US6732550B2 (en) * | 2001-09-06 | 2004-05-11 | Lightwave Microsystems, Inc. | Method for performing a deep trench etch for a planar lightwave circuit |
| US6631228B2 (en) | 2001-09-14 | 2003-10-07 | Photon-X, Inc. | Adhesive-free bonding method of fiber attachment for polymer optical waveguide on polymer substrate |
| GB2385146A (en) * | 2002-02-07 | 2003-08-13 | Qinetiq Ltd | Mask used in alignment of optical fibre and integral waveguide component |
| US6804440B2 (en) * | 2002-07-26 | 2004-10-12 | Lnl Technologies, Inc. | Integrated mode converter, waveguide, and on-chip function |
| US6853778B2 (en) * | 2002-09-18 | 2005-02-08 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Optical module with alignment waveguide |
| JP2006065163A (ja) * | 2004-08-30 | 2006-03-09 | Omron Corp | 光導波路装置 |
| US20140126876A1 (en) * | 2012-11-05 | 2014-05-08 | Ofs Fitel, Llc | Cap for optical fiber |
| FR3017216B1 (fr) * | 2014-01-31 | 2017-05-26 | Univ De Franche-Comte | Methode de fabrication d'un guide d'onde optique a structure "ridge" a faibles pertes de couplage entre le guide d'onde optique a structure "ridge" et une fibre optique, et guide d'onde optique a structure "ridge" fabrique par cette methode |
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| US3864019A (en) * | 1973-11-15 | 1975-02-04 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Optical film-fiber coupler |
| JPS56146107A (en) * | 1980-04-15 | 1981-11-13 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | Production of glass waveguide with optical fiber |
| JPS5834415A (ja) * | 1981-08-24 | 1983-02-28 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | 光導波路と光フアイバの結合方法 |
| JPS59189308A (ja) * | 1983-04-13 | 1984-10-26 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | 光フアイバと光導波路との接続方法 |
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1990
- 1990-11-05 GB GB909024022A patent/GB9024022D0/en active Pending
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1991
- 1991-11-05 AU AU88405/91A patent/AU8840591A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-11-05 JP JP51722091A patent/JP3230679B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-11-05 EP EP91918957A patent/EP0556230B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-11-05 WO PCT/GB1991/001932 patent/WO1992008154A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1991-11-05 US US08/050,358 patent/US5465312A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-11-05 DE DE69118553T patent/DE69118553T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-11-05 CA CA002095324A patent/CA2095324C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1995
- 1995-05-12 US US08/440,460 patent/US5533156A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE69118553T2 (de) | 1996-09-19 |
| AU8840591A (en) | 1992-05-26 |
| WO1992008154A1 (en) | 1992-05-14 |
| GB9024022D0 (en) | 1990-12-19 |
| US5465312A (en) | 1995-11-07 |
| CA2095324C (en) | 2002-02-05 |
| EP0556230B1 (en) | 1996-04-03 |
| JP3230679B2 (ja) | 2001-11-19 |
| CA2095324A1 (en) | 1992-05-06 |
| US5533156A (en) | 1996-07-02 |
| EP0556230A1 (en) | 1993-08-25 |
| DE69118553D1 (de) | 1996-05-09 |
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