Method of bonding optical fibers and optical fiber assembly

The present invention is directed to the field of optical fibers and, more particularly, to a method of bonding adjoining optical fibers and the resulting optical fiber assembly. A method wherein optical fibers in a silicon connector are joined to a second optical component. The silicon connector is...

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Main Authors Colgan, Evan George, Law, Robert W, Shinde, Subhash Laxman
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.11.2004
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Summary:The present invention is directed to the field of optical fibers and, more particularly, to a method of bonding adjoining optical fibers and the resulting optical fiber assembly. A method wherein optical fibers in a silicon connector are joined to a second optical component. The silicon connector is etched back with a dry etchant that is highly preferential for silicon to thereby etch the silicon connector much more than the optical fiber. After etching, the optical fibers protrude beyond the silicon connector so that they may be easily joined to the second optical component. Also disclosed is an optical fiber assembly made according to this method.