Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
Patent
1995-01-27
1995-12-12
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With disengagable mechanical connector
Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector
385 14, 385 15, 385 49, 385 92, 385129, 385131, 385141, G02B 630
Patent
active
054757843
ABSTRACT:
A method of encapsulating an optical component, the component comprising at least partially uncoated organic material, the method comprising: placing molten metal around the optical component, and solidifying the metal. The invention includes encapsulating a segment or element of an optical component, such as, for example, an optical junction or a surface. An encapsulated optical component and optical components having sealed or encapsulated elements are also provided.
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Bookbinder Dana C.
Dannoux Thierry L.
Wu Lung-ming
Brown Jay M.
Corning Incorporated
Healy Brian
Leslie Brian R.
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