Arrangement for interconnecting an optical fiber to an optical component
First Claim
1. An arrangement for interconnecting a ferrule including an optical fiber to an optical component, comprisingat least two electrically isolated contacts deposited on an end-face of a non-conductive ferrule so as not to substantially affect light being coupled to or from the optical fiber andthe optical component having at least two contacts thereon which are bonded to said at least two contacts on the end-face so as to enable light to be coupled between the optical component and the optical fiber.
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Abstract
An optical subsystem arrangement enables the electrical conductive or non-conductive bonding of an optical device to ferrules containing an optical fiber or to the optical fiber itself. In one embodiment, one or more contacts deposited on an end-face of the ferrule is bonded to one or more contacts on the optical component. Another embodiment is an opto/electrical connector for interconnecting an optical fiber through an optoelectronic component to one or more electrical facilities. Another arrangement enables the interconnecting of a plurality of optical devices to a plurality of optical fibers.
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21 Claims
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1. An arrangement for interconnecting a ferrule including an optical fiber to an optical component, comprising
at least two electrically isolated contacts deposited on an end-face of a non-conductive ferrule so as not to substantially affect light being coupled to or from the optical fiber and the optical component having at least two contacts thereon which are bonded to said at least two contacts on the end-face so as to enable light to be coupled between the optical component and the optical fiber.
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15. A method of interconnecting a ferrule including an optical fiber to an optical component, comprising the steps of
depositing, during a single depositing step, at least one contact having a contact portion deposited on an end-face of a non-conductive ferrule so as not to substantially affect light being coupled to or from the optical fiber and bonding an optical component, including at least one contact which enables alignment, to said at least one contact portion, so as to enable light to be coupled between the optical component and the optical fiber.
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16. An arrangement for interconnecting an optical fiber to an optical component, comprising
at least two mounting contacts deposited directly on an end-face of the optical fiber so as not to substantially affect light being coupled to or from a core section of the optical fiber and the optical component having at least two mounting contacts thereon which are bonded to said at least two contacts on the end-face of the optical fiber so as to enable light to be coupled between the optical component and the optical fiber core.
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17. An opto/electrical connector apparatus for interconnecting an optical fiber to one or more electrical facilities, comprising
optical fiber connector means including a ferrule having an optical fiber located therein, said ferrule comprising a first end mounted in the optical connector means to enable connection to a mating optical fiber connector and a second end having at least two electrical contacts deposited thereon, each contact having a contact portion deposited on the end-face of the second end and extending along a section of the length of the ferrule, each contact positioned on the end-face so as not to substantially affect light being coupled to or from the optical fiber of the ferrule; -
an optical component having at least two electrical contacts thereon which are bonded to said at least two contact portions on the second end so as to enable light to be coupled between the optical component and the optical fiber; and electrical connector means having a first end for connecting to a mating electrical connector having one or more electrical facilities and a second end including a plurality of contacts for electrically connecting the one or more electrical facilities to the at least two electrical contacts on the ferrule. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An opto/electrical connector apparatus for interconnecting an optical fiber to one or more electrical facilities, comprising
optical fiber connector means including a ferrule having an optical fiber located therein, said ferrule comprising a first end mounted in the optical connector means to enable connection to a mating optical fiber connector and a second end bonded to an optical lens component so as to enable light to be coupled between the optical lens component and the optical fiber; - and
electrical connector means having a first end for connecting to a mating electrical connector having one or more electrical facilities, and a second end connected to an opto/electrical device for interfacing the one or more electrical facilities to light passing through the optical lens component.
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