Method of manufacturing connectors for optical waveguides

Abstract

Abstract 1. A process for the production of light waveguide couplers, particularly with glass fibre light waveguides, characterized in that, the process proceeds from a parallel light waveguide structure (1) which comprises a layer-shaped carrier body (1) and a plurality of light waveguides (201 to 233) which are fixed parallel to one another and in contact with one another on a flat surface of the carrier body ; that from this parallel light waveguide structure (1), severed part (1', 1", 6', 6") are produced, each of which possesses a severed end surface (5", 50', 50") formed by the division of the parallel light waveguide structure at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the light waveguides, and which is polished in a processing step ; and that two severed parts (1', 1" and 6', 6") are connected to one another in such a manner that the polished severed end surfaces face and are parallel to one another and the light waveguides of the two severed parts run essentially in one direction.

Inventors

• 👤 Hans-Hermann Dr. Witte

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