Patent ID: 9457549
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B32B,B82Y,G02B,H01J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for forming an optical fiber array, the method comprising: providing a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, the substrate being provided with a plurality of apertures extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface; providing a plurality of fibers, the fibers having fiber ends with a diameter smaller than the smallest diameter of the apertures; inserting a first fiber in a first corresponding aperture, from the first surface side of the substrate, such that the fiber end is positioned in close proximity of the second surface; bending the inserted first fiber in a predetermined direction such that the fiber abuts a side wall of the first aperture at a predetermined position; after the first fiber is bent, inserting a second fiber in a second corresponding aperture, from the first surface side of the substrate, such that the fiber end is positioned in close proximity of the second surface; bending the inserted second fiber in conformity with a shape of the first fiber, such that the fiber abuts a side wall of the second aperture at a predetermined position; and bonding the bent fibers together using an adhesive material.