Patent ID: 6676299
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A device comprising:a first optical fiber having a polished end and a splicing end, the polished end and the splicing end of the first optical fiber separated by a first length; a second optical fiber having a polished end and a splicing end, the polished end and the splicing end of the second optical fiber separated by a second length, the second length of the second optical fiber being substantially the same as the first length of the first optical fiber, the second optical fiber being substantially parallel to the first optical fiber, the second optical fiber and the first optical fiber form a plane, and the second length of the second optical fiber being less than fifty millimeters; a body having a mating end and a splicing end, the mating end and the splicing end of the body separated by a third length, the first optical fiber bonded to the body, the second optical fiber bonded to the body, the polished end of the first optical fiber and the polished end of the second optical fiber being substantially flush with the mating end of the body, and the third length of the body being less than the first length of the first optical fiber; and an adhesive material positioned between the first optical fiber and the body, and between the second optical fiber and the body so as to bond the first optical fiber to the body, and to bond the second optical fiber to the body, and wherein the body has a first aperture, the first aperture extending from the mating end to the splicing end, a first portion of the first optical fiber positioned in the first aperture, and wherein the body has a second aperture, the second aperture extending from the mating end to the splicing end, a second portion of the second optical fiber positioned in the second aperture, and wherein the body is made of a polymer material, and wherein the first optical fiber is made from a glass material, and wherein the second optical fiber is made from a glass material, and wherein a coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass material of the first optical fiber is substantially the same as a coefficient of thermal expansion of the polymer material of the body, and wherein a coefficient of thermal expansion of the adhesive material is substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of the polymer material of the body.