Optical waveguides – With splice – Including splice joint reinforcement
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-22
2005-02-22
Le, Thanh-Tam (Department: 2839)
Optical waveguides
With splice
Including splice joint reinforcement
Reexamination Certificate
active
06857793
ABSTRACT:
A splice module for optically interconnecting ends of first and second optical fibers (200, 300), each of which has a predetermined radius (Rf). The splice module comprises first and second plates (20, 30), both of which are made of silicon. The first plate20is provided with grooves (22). The second plate (30) is arranged on the first plate (20) to cover the grooves (22) and to define passage ways (26) for receiving and aligning the ends of the first and the second optical fibers (200, 300). The passage way (26) has an inscribed circle (28), which has a radius (Ri) larger than the predetermined radius (Rf) by a predetermined difference (D) between 0.5 μm and 1.0 μm, both inclusive.
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Koreeda Yuichi
Takeda Jun
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
Le Thanh-Tam
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