US5658966A
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Method of coupling optical parts and refractive index imaging material
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1995-06-05
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Granted: 1997-08-19
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Expires: 2015-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A method of coupling optical parts including bonding the optical coupling faces of two optical waveguides by butting and fusing them. Also, a method for forming a refractive-index distribution having the focusing lens effect by setting the interval between the optical coupling faces of two optical parts to 0.1 mm or more, feeding a refractive-index imaging material also serving as an adhesive into the gap between the faces, and applying light to the refractive-index imaging material from the optical coupling face of at least one of the optical parts.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Tsukamoto
- 👤 Takeshi Ishitsuka
- 👤 Tetsuzo Yoshimura
- 👤 Katsusada Motoyoshi
- 👤 Yasuhiro Yoneda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:09
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/255; G02B6/2555; G02B6/2551; G02B6/26; G02B6/262; G02B6/28; G02B6/2804; G02B6/2821; G02B6/2835; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4204; G02B6/4212; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/0005; G03F7/001; G03F7/004; G03F7/075; G03F7/0757; G02B6/4219; G02B6/4228; G02B6/4232
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A refractive-index imaging material produced by the following method: forming a mixture by dissolving, in a solvent, a first ethylene unsaturated compound whose general expression is R 1 CH--CHCOOR 2 in which R 1 is any one of CH 3 and H, and R 2 is a chain or alicyclic compound group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a second ethylene unsaturated compound containing silicone, and a thermopolymerization initiator; heating and agitating the mixture to form a copolymer solution; cooling the copolymer solution to a room temperature; and adding to the cooled copolymer solution, a third ethylene unsaturated compound containing an aromatic ring or halogen, a multifunctional acrylate or a multifunctional methacrylate, and a photopolymerization initiator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A refractive-index imaging material produced by the following method: forming a mixture by dissolving, in a solvent, a first ethylene unsaturated compound whose general expression is R 1 CH--CHCOOR 2 in which R 1 is any one of CH 3 and H, and R 2 is a chain or alicyclic compound group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a second ethylene unsaturated compound containing silicone, and a thermopolymerization initiator; heating and agitating the mixture to form a copolymer solution; cooling the copolymer solution to a room temperature; and adding to the cooled copolymer solution, a third ethylene unsaturated compound containing an aromatic ring or halogen, a multifunctional acrylate or a multifunctional methacrylate, and a photopolymerization initiator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A refractive-index imaging material according to claim 1, wherein the third ethylene unsaturated compound containing the aromatic ring or halogen is any one of allylcarbazole, methacryloyloxyethylcarbazole, acryloylethyloxycarbazole, vinylcarbazole, vinylnaphthalene, naphtylacrylate, tribromophenylacrylate, dibromophenylacrylate, and phenoxyethylacrylate, or a mixture or any ones of these compounds.
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