Waveguide coupler
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1. A method for packaging an optical waveguide coupler, said coupler comprising a body having two end portions and a constricted portion located between the end portions, said method comprising:
- (a) placing the coupler in a mold, said mold surrounding at least the constricted portion of the coupler;
(b) introducing a polymeric composition into the mold, said polymeric composition substantially filling the constricted portion;
(c) curing the polymeric composition; and
(d) removing the mold wherein the end portions of the coupler each have a substantially circular cross-section of diameter D and the mold is configured so that the constricted portion when filled with the cured polymeric composition has a substantially circular cross-section whose diameter is substantially equal to D.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for packaging an optical waveguide coupler where the coupler includes a body having two end portions and a constricted portion located between the end portions. The method includes placing the coupler in a mold where the mold surrounds at least the constricted portion of the coupler, introducing a polymeric composition into the mold so that the polymeric composition substantially fills the constricted portion, curing the polymeric composition, and removing the mold.
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1. A method for packaging an optical waveguide coupler, said coupler comprising a body having two end portions and a constricted portion located between the end portions, said method comprising:
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(a) placing the coupler in a mold, said mold surrounding at least the constricted portion of the coupler; (b) introducing a polymeric composition into the mold, said polymeric composition substantially filling the constricted portion; (c) curing the polymeric composition; and (d) removing the mold wherein the end portions of the coupler each have a substantially circular cross-section of diameter D and the mold is configured so that the constricted portion when filled with the cured polymeric composition has a substantially circular cross-section whose diameter is substantially equal to D. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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