Use of sol-gel as inorganic adhesive for high stability, hermetic bonding of optical fiber to an alignment plate
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Jun 29, 2004
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Nov 28, 2002
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Apr 30, 2002
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Apr 30, 2001
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A fiber optic assembly including an alignment plate having an M.times.N array of alignment holes formed thereon and an equal number of optical fibers, each bonded to a respective one of the alignment holes. A bondline, preferably an inorganic adhesive having a glass transition temperature of at least about 150.degree. C., is located between each optical fiber and its respective alignment hole. The bondline is preferably less than about 200 nm in thickness. The inorganic adhesive is preferably formed from a colloidal suspension of sodium silicate.
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