Patents Assigned to Corning Incorporarted
  • Multiple fiber chip clamp
    Patent number: 6731853
    Abstract: An optical fiber clamp that precisely aligns and clamps multiple optical fibers in multi-channel freespace optical systems, eliminates multiple parts and simplifies assembly. Multiple wafers each having an array of holes passing therethrough, are aligned with respect to each other. Optical fibers are passed through the holes, and at least one of the wafers is moved laterally with respect to the other wafers, so that sidewalls of the holes clamp the optical fibers into a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Corning Incorporarted
    Inventors: Robert A. Boudreau, Chris P. Brophy, Lawrence Charles Hughes, Jr., Mark F. Krol, Deepukumar M. Nair, Songsheng Tan, Aniruddha S. Weling