Inventors:
Alexander Coucoulas - Basking Ridge NJ
Ranjan Dutta - Lawrenceville NJ
Robert Klaiber - Lebanonon NJ
Assignee:
AT&T Corp. - Murray Hill NJ
International Classification:
H01L 21306
B44C 122
Abstract:
Aluminized optical fiber (11) can be permanently bonded to silicon surfaces by applying both heat and pressure to the optical fiber. Thus, an optical fiber (11) can be bonded within a silicon V-groove (16) simply by applying heat and pressure, thereby to give an extremely accurate predetermined alignment of the central axis of the optical fiber within the V-groove, while avoiding the use of any potentially contaminating adhesives. This method can also be used to bond the aluminized fiber to aluminized V-grooves, as is described below.