High density optical fiber array
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a first plate through which pass a first plurality of holes distributed in a first pattern, said first plate attached to said housing;
a silicon plate through which pass a second plurality of holes distributed in a second pattern, said silicon plate attached to said first plate such that each of said second plurality of holes is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes; and
a plurality of optical fibers each of which passes through a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes and extends into a corresponding one of said second plurality of holes.
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Abstract
An optical fiber array in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a first plate through which pass a first plurality of holes distributed in a first pattern, and a silicon plate through which pass a second plurality of holes distributed in a second pattern. The first plate is attached to the housing and the silicon plate is attached to the first plate such that each of the second plurality of holes is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of the first plurality of holes. The optical fiber array also includes a plurality of optical fibers, each of which passes through a corresponding one of the first plurality of holes and extends into a corresponding one of the second plurality of holes.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a first plate through which pass a first plurality of holes distributed in a first pattern, said first plate attached to said housing;
a silicon plate through which pass a second plurality of holes distributed in a second pattern, said silicon plate attached to said first plate such that each of said second plurality of holes is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes; and
a plurality of optical fibers each of which passes through a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes and extends into a corresponding one of said second plurality of holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a stainless steel housing;
an invar alloy plate through which pass a first plurality of holes distributed in a first pattern, said invar alloy plate brazed to said metal housing;
a silicon plate through which pass a second plurality of holes distributed in a second pattern, each of said second plurality of holes including a chamfered portion and a channel portion, said silicon plate attached to said invar alloy plate such that each of said second plurality of holes is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes; and
a plurality of optical fibers each of which passes through a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes and extends into a corresponding one of said second plurality of holes.
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14. A method of fabricating an optical fiber array, said method including:
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attaching a first plate to a housing;
attaching a silicon plate to said first plate such that each of a first plurality of holes passing through said first plate is substantially aligned with a corresponding one of a second plurality of holes passing through said silicon plate; and
inserting each of a plurality of optical fibers into said housing, through a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes, and into a corresponding one of said second plurality of holes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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a silicon plate through which pass a plurality of holes, said silicon plate having a first surface and a second surface, each of said holes having side walls;
wherein first portions of said side walls near said first surface are substantially parallel to each other, and second portions of said side walls near said second surface form chamfered openings in said second surface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of optical fibers each having a first portion and a second portion; and
an encapsulating material;
wherein said first portions of said optical fibers are encapsulated in said encapsulating material to form a sheet in which said first portions are substantially equally spaced and substantially parallel, and said second portions of said optical fibers are encapsulated in said encapsulating material to form a plurality of ribbons each of which includes a subset of said second portions of said optical fibers.
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