Abstract:A positioning device for accurately positioning an array of multimode fibers with a cladding diameter of 125-140 mu m is described in this paper. The device has grooved sidewalls adapted to hold 16 fibers and includes a vacuum chamber communicating with openings in the beddings. It may be used to align a complete array of fibers in a single operation with respect to an array of elements such as lasers. A typical coupling-loss difference of 0.5 dB has been achieved for the alignment of an eight-element 140 mu m… Show more
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