Abstract: An aerial terminal for optical fiber communication comprises at least one feeder port and a plurality of distribution ports, the aerial terminal being configured to receive a fiber through the at least one feeder port and to output a plurality of fibers through the plurality of distribution ports. Embodiments may comprise stackable loose tube fiber splice chips having a plurality of lower slots and a plurality of upper slots stacked on the plurality of lower slots.

Abstract: A groove alignment structure comprises an etch stop material and a substrate over the etch stop material. A set of grooves is along a first direction in a top surface of the substrate, and adhesive material is in a bottom of the set of grooves. Optical fibers are in the set of grooves over the adhesive material and a portion of the optical fibers extends above the substrate. A set of polymer guides is along the first direction on the top surface of the substrate interleaved with the set of grooves.

Abstract: There is provided an optical fiber array that can be easily optically connected to cores of optical waveguides on a connection counterpart substrate without requiring a complicated fabrication process to the connection counterpart substrate and laborious diffusing fusion of the cores. In an array, coating-removed exposed portions of fibers are attached to grooves that are provided on a lower substrate in order to position the optical fibers. Further, the exposed portions are pressed by a lid. Coated portions of the fibers are placed on a flat surface of a concave portion that is provided on the substrate to form a step with the grooves in a state where the exposed portions are attached. Front end parts of the exposed portions of the fibers each have a light collecting portion that collects light beams passing through an inside of the corresponding fiber to reduce an MFD.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an aerial optical fiber cable inspection method, an aerial optical fiber cable inspection device, and a program which can identify a cable sagging section from vibration sensing results. In the aerial optical fiber cable inspection method according to the present invention, a vibration distribution waveform along the longitudinal direction of an aerial optical fiber cable measured using an optical fiber vibration sensing device is received as an input, a standard deviation of the amplitude of vibration at each position in the vibration distribution waveform is calculated, and a section with a standard deviation larger than that of other sections is identified as a cable sagging section.

Abstract: A cable management device for mounting to a telecommunications fixture includes an outer barrel disposed over an inner barrel, one of the outer barrel and the inner barrel defining a plurality of discrete detents positioned in a stacked arrangement axially along an length thereof, and the other of the outer barrel and the inner barrel defining at least one flexible cantilever arm defining a tab configured to lock into a selected one of the detents for allowing adjustment of a length of the cable management device.

Abstract: A multiplexing device for a digital-to-analog conversion circuit and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit in a storage and calculation integrated chip, comprising a digital-to-analog conversion circuit (DAC) module, an analog vector-matrix multiplication operation circuit(AMAC) module, an analog-to-digital conversion circuit(ADC) module, a first many-to-one multiplexer (M1-MUX) module, a second M1-MUX module, a first one-to-many multiplexer (1M-MUX) module, a second 1M-MUX module, and a switching transistor module. At an AMAC input end, each DAC corresponds to a plurality of input ends and is shared with the first 1M-MUX module in a time multiplexing mode by means of the first M1-MUX module; at an AMAC output end, each ADC corresponds to a plurality of output ends, and is shared with the second 1M-MUX module in a time multiplexing mode by means of the second M1-MUX module; the number of DACs and ADCs is reduced, and the chip area is reduced.

Abstract: A sealed terminal has a housing, a cover, a splice tray, an adapter plate, and a splice chip. The cover is connected to the housing to close an interior compartment and has input ports for receiving one or more cables and an output adapter module having a plurality of distribution ports. The splice tray is positioned in the interior compartment and has one or more cable retainers configured to route the one or more cables within the interior compartment. The adapter plate is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of adapters for connecting the one or more cables to the distribution ports. The splice chip is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of slots for receiving and routing the one or more cables. The housing includes a radiused wall for routing the cables within the interior compartment without bending the cables.

Abstract: A communications panel includes a chassis receiving one or more tray arrangements that each support one or more cassettes. Each cassette carries a plurality of ports at which connections are made between front and rear plug connectors. Each tray arrangement includes guides along which the cassettes slidably mount. The guides and cassettes are configured to enable cassettes of various size to mount to the same tray without reconfiguring the guides.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a multi-fiber connector, including: shaping a part of each of a plurality of optical fibers such that a part of an outer peripheral surface of a glass fiber including one end portion becomes a flat surface; arranging each of the plurality of optical fibers in a positioning component such that the entire flat surface protrudes from the positioning component; rotationally aligning each of the plurality of optical fibers such that the flat surface comes into contact with a reference surface of a jig; fixing each of the plurality of optical fibers to the positioning component; and cutting and removing a part of the glass fiber which protrudes from the positioning component and includes the flat surface and grinding a cut surface of each of the plurality of optical fibers which is exposed from the positioning component.

Abstract: An optical fiber holding device may comprise a first track and a second track. The first track may be configured to hold and guide a first optical fiber from a first track input location to a first track output location, wherein the first track is configured to allow the first optical fiber to connect to a first optical component and a first optical communication point. The second track may be configured to hold and guide a second optical fiber from a second track input location to a second track output location, wherein the second track is configured to allow the second optical fiber to connect to a second optical component and a second optical communication point.

Abstract: An aerial terminal for optical fiber communication comprises at least one feeder port and a plurality of distribution ports, the aerial terminal being configured to receive a fiber through the at least one feeder port and to output a plurality of fibers through the plurality of distribution ports. Embodiments may comprise stackable loose tube fiber splice chips having a plurality of lower slots and a plurality of upper slots stacked on the plurality of lower slots.

Abstract: An apparatus implements a fiber breakout assembly. The fiber breakout assembly includes a tube and a plug. The tube includes a trunk portion and a plug receiving portion. The plug includes multiple entry holes and is configured to be inserted into the plug receiving portion of the tube. A crimp post is formed as part of the tube and includes one or more crimp retention features.

Abstract: An organizer assembly includes a primary basket extending along a longitudinal axis between a first open end and a second closed end, the primary basket defining an interior. The organizer assembly further includes a bracket assembly extending along a transverse axis at the first open end of the basket, the bracket assembly including a plurality of hinge assemblies. The organizer assembly further includes a plurality of organizer trays, each of the plurality of organizer trays rotatably connectable to the bracket assembly at one of the plurality of hinge assemblies. Each of the plurality of organizer trays is rotatable between a first position wherein the organizer tray is aligned along the longitudinal axis and a second position wherein the organizer tray is aligned along the transverse axis.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a torsion sensor device which measures a degree of torsion of a measurement object by using a fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) sensor, the sensor device comprising: an FBG sensor including a sensing unit formed in one section of an elongated optical fiber; and a fixing device for fixing and supporting the FBG sensor to cause displacement of the FBG sensor according to motion of the measurement object, wherein the fixing device includes a bending prevention member to enable the sensing unit to have torsion displacement without bending displacement, according to the motion of the measurement object.

Abstract: An optical fiber connection system (100) for connecting a plurality of optical fibers is described. The connection system comprises a first bare fiber holder (120) comprising a first splice element (160) and a second bare fiber holder (120?) comprising a second splice element (160?). Each of the first and second splice elements (160,160?) comprises a splice body (161) having a first end (160a) and a second end (160b) and a plurality of alternating alignment and clamping channels (165,167) formed in a top surface (161b) of the splice body (161) that extend from the first end to the second end of the splice body.

Abstract: An optical midplane includes an airframe having a first side on which first modules are disposed and a second side on which second modules are disposed. The airframe is to provide for optimized airflow through the first modules disposed on the first side. A plurality of optical connectors are disposed at respective locations on the airframe to provide optical connectivity. Optical connectivity is provided between at least one of any first module disposed on the first side of the airframe and any second module disposed on the second side of the airframe, any first modules disposed on the first side of the airframe, and any second modules disposed on the second side of the airframe.

Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber holder comprising a holder body and a cover. The holder body has an accommodation section capable of accommodating a plurality of optical fibers. The holder body or the cover has at least one ridge which can be disposed within the accommodation section. When the cover is closed over the holder body, a plurality of sections which can parallelly accommodate the plurality of optical fibers are parallelly formed by the inner surface of the accommodation section, the lower surface of the cover, and the ridge.

Abstract: An optical fiber guide part fixes optical fibers optically connected to optical waveguides of an optical waveguide device and is adhesively fixed to the optical waveguide device. The optical fiber guide part includes a V-grooved substrate, in a surface of which plural V-grooves are formed in parallel to one another, a lid member fixed to a top of the V-grooved substrate such that the V-grooves are exposed in a neighborhood of at least that end face of the V-grooved substrate which is on a side of the optical waveguide device, and a lid member fixed to an exposed part of the V-grooves of the V-grooved substrate, pressing, from above, the optical fibers inserted in guide holes formed by the V-grooves and the lid member placed on the V-grooves.

Abstract: Multiports having connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment comprises a multiport for providing an optical connection comprising a shell, a connection port insert, and at least one securing feature. The shell comprises a first end having a first opening leading to a cavity. The connection port insert comprises a body having a front face and at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from the front face into the connection port insert with a connection port passageway extending through part of the connection port insert to a rear portion, where the connection port insert is sized so that at least a portion of the connection port insert fits into the first opening and the cavity of the shell. The at least one securing feature is associated with the at least one connection port.

Abstract: This invention discloses a parallel optical fiber transceiver module, comprising a laser array, a photodetector array, a driving circuit board and a two-dimensional optical fiber array; the laser array and the photodetector array are mounted in two rows on the driving circuit board, and aligned and coupled with two rows of optical fibers in the fiber array respectively, and glue is used for fixing; the two-dimensional optical fiber array is fabricated on a positioning substrate with both sides etched; the invention has the following beneficial effects: through the double-sided exposure technology in the microelectronic process, a mask pattern is made on both sides of a piece of quartz glass, and then a high-precision optical fiber positioning slot array is etched through the chemical etching process.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for assembling an optical coupler, the method may include (a) inserting optical fibers of an array of optical fibers through an array of openings of a mount of the optical coupler so that tips of the optical fibers pass through the array of openings of the mount and reach an adaptor; wherein the array of openings of the mount exhibit a first positioning accuracy; (b) using the adaptor to position the tips of the optical fibers at predefined locations, at a second positioning accuracy that is higher than the first positioning accuracy; (c) fixing the tips of the optical fibers to the mount while maintaining the tips of the optical fibers at the predefined locations; and (d) detaching the mount from the adaptor.

Abstract: An adapter structure for fixing a portion of a telecommunications cable to a telecommunications device and directing fibers within the cable into the device includes a crimp body and an outer mounting body. The crimp body defines a first side and a second side separated by a center portion and also includes two flexible legs extending from the first side and an integral crimp portion extending from the second side that has outer surface texturing. The outer mounting body includes a through-hole, where the two flexible legs of the crimp body fit into one end of the through-hole. It also includes tabs on opposing sides of the outer mounting body for slidable insertion into slots defined by the telecommunications device to prevent movement of the outer mounting body in a front to back direction, relative to the device.

Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic connector. The cable includes a jacket having an elongated transverse cross-sectional profile that defines a major axis and a minor axis. Strength components of the cable are anchored to the connector. The fiber optic connector includes a multi-fiber ferrule defining a major axis that is generally perpendicular to the major axis of the jacket and a minor axis that is generally perpendicular to the minor axis of the jacket. Certain types of connectors include a connector body defining a side opening that extends along a length of the connector body; a multi-fiber ferrule configured for lateral insertion into the connector body through the side opening; and a cover that mounts over the side opening after the multi-fiber ferrule has been inserted into the connector body through the side opening.

Abstract: An optical device package includes a semiconductor substrate, and an optical device. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface, a second surface different in elevation from the first surface, and a profile connecting the first surface to the second surface. A surface roughness of the profile is greater than a surface roughness of the second surface. The optical device is disposed on the second surface and surrounded by the profile.

Abstract: An optical cable fixture includes a base and a cover. The base defines a receiving groove penetrating opposite sides of the base. The receiving groove includes a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. The first receiving portion receives an optical cable. The second receiving portion receives first optical fibers extending from the optical cable. The cover covers the base and fixes the optical cable and the first optical fibers.

Abstract: A flexible optical circuit comprising: (a) a flexible substrate defining a perimeter; (b) an adhesive layer on at least a portion of said substrate; (c) a plurality of fibers laid out on said adhesive layer, wherein each end of each fiber of said plurality of fibers extends from said perimeter to define a plurality of fiber extensions, wherein at least a portion of said fiber extensions are discrete, single-fiber extensions; and (d) protective coatings around at least a portion of each of said fiber extensions, said protective coatings extending inwardly from said perimeter to provide strain relief for said each of said fiber extensions.

Abstract: Fanout conduit arrangements, and systems and methods are provided to organize a plurality of optic fibers of an optic fiber cable. The arrangements include a fanout member having an inspection aperture arrangement therethrough, through which fibers can be inspected and a fixation media can be transferred to protect the fibers. Methods for assembling the fanout conduit arrangement are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a connectorized optical fiber cable. The connectorized optical fiber cable includes at least one multi-fiber unit tube and at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon comprising a plurality of optical fibers positioned within the multi-fiber unit tube. The plurality of optical fibers are rollable in such a way that a first portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon inside of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially circular shape and a second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon extending from an end of the at least one multi-fiber unit tube is formed in a substantially flat shape. The connectorized optical fiber cable also includes a jacket surrounding the multi-fiber unit tube and a multi-fiber ferrule connected to an end of the second portion of the at least one rollable optical fiber ribbon.

Abstract: An optical module includes: a substrate-type optical waveguide device; and an optical fiber that guides light that enters or exits the waveguide device. Spot sizes w1 and w2 satisfy 1<w2/w1<?; w1 is a spot size: on an end surface of the substrate-type optical waveguide device, and of a waveguide mode guided through a core of the substrate-type optical waveguide device, w2 is a spot size: on an end surface of the optical fiber, and of a waveguide mode guided through a core of the optical fiber, and a is a spot size ratio w2/w1 at which an efficiency ?(0) is equal to the efficiency ?(0) when w2/w1=1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fiber cable terminal which comprises a cable assembly, a cable fixing portion and a thermal shrinkable tube. The cable assembly includes: an inner sheath through 5 which the fiber can pass; and a protection layer provided outside of the inner sheath. The cable fixing portion includes: an insertion portion to be inserted between the protection layer and the inner sheath; and a fixing portion connected with the insertion portion and positioned outside of the protection layer. The thermal shrinkable tube wraps a part of the fixing portion and a part of the protection layer and fixes the cable fixing portion and the 10 cable assembly together. All the members of the fiber cable terminal are pre-assembled into a sealed one-piece, the sealing performance between the cable fixing portion and the protecting layer is thus improved. The fiber cable terminal is mated with the through hole of the supporting body to improve the sealing performance between the fiber cable terminal and the supporting body.

Abstract: An optical test instrument, in combination with a removable connector cartridge is provided. A method of replacing a damaged or worn optic fiber interface is also provided. The optical test instrument has casing having a cartridge receiving cavity therein with an inner end provided with a test instrument optical port; and an outer end provided with a cartridge receiving opening. The connector cartridge is sized and configured to be inserted in the cartridge receiving cavity. The connector cartridge has a cartridge inner end for facing the test instrument optical port when in use, and a cartridge outer end for receiving an optic fiber from a device under test (DUT). The connector cartridge houses a fiber optic cable extending between the cartridge inner end and the cartridge outer end. The connector cartridge is removably connectable to the instrument casing to allow replacement of the connector cartridge when the cartridge outer end is worn or damaged.

Abstract: An optical device includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first optical waveguide component having a first optical waveguide, a pair of first projections in which a gap between side faces thereof varies in a direction along an optical axis of the first optical waveguide, and a first pattern. The optical device includes a second optical waveguide component. The second optical waveguide component includes a second optical waveguide, at least one pair of second projections, and a second pattern. The second pattern and the first pattern are soldered to each other and side faces of the at least one pair of second projections are in contact with the side faces of the pair of first projections, respectively.

Abstract: According to the connection device, the connection method, the optical connector manufacturing device, and the method for manufacturing an optical connector, rotation alignment of an MCF becomes unnecessary because an image of an end surface of the MCF to be connected is captured, the position of the core is located, and an optical waveguide is formed on a substrate so as to match the position. Thus, it is possible to solve the problem of increasing loss or complex connection work caused by rotational misalignment in association with rotation alignment.

Abstract: Provided is an optical fiber holder comprising a holder body and a cover. The holder body has an accommodation section capable of accommodating a plurality of optical fibers. The holder body or the cover has at least one ridge which can be disposed within the accommodation section. When the cover is closed over the holder body, a plurality of sections which can parallelly accommodate the plurality of optical fibers are parallelly formed by the inner surface of the accommodation section, the lower surface of the cover, and the ridge.

Abstract: A photonic chip includes a connecting means, a substrate, and a waveguide layer. The photonic integrated waveguide and the optical fiber each have a front end portion. The connecting means includes a groove configured to receive the front end portion of the optical fiber. The groove is essentially U-shaped in its cross section, and the groove has a bottom surface and two inner side surfaces. A least one of both inner side surfaces of the U-shaped groove has a coating of an elastic material configured to hold in place the optical fiber after it is inserted into the groove. The invention further relates to an optical device which includes a photonic chip and an optical fiber, as well as a method or production of such a photonic chip.

Abstract: In integrated optical structures (e.g., silicon-to-silicon-nitride mode converters) implemented in semiconductor-on-insulator substrates, wire waveguides whose sidewalls substantially consist of portions coinciding with crystallographic planes and do not extend laterally beyond the top surface of the wire waveguide may provide benefits in performance and/or manufacturing needs. Such wire waveguides may be manufactured, e.g., using a dry-etch of the semiconductor device layer down to the insulator layer to form a wire waveguide with exposed sidewalls, followed by a smoothing crystallographic wet etch.

Abstract: An optical module for endoscope includes an optical element including an external terminal, a housing in which an insertion hole into which an optical fiber is inserted is present and has a bottom and a bottom surface made of a transparent material, and a sealing plate that is bonded to the housing. The optical element is stored in an upper recess of the housing, the external terminal and a bonding electrode are connected using a bonding wire, and a wire recess in which a part of the bonding wire is stored is present in a bottom surface of the upper recess.

Abstract: An optical fiber array device includes a substrate, a cover plate, and a ceramic ferrule array. A receiving groove is defined in one surface of the substrate. The substrate and the cover plate are coupled together and cover the receiving groove. The receiving groove includes a first groove wall and a second groove wall. The ceramic ferrule array includes at least one layer of ceramic ferrules and a number of positioning members. Opposite sides of the at least one layer of ceramic ferrules respectively abut the first groove wall and the second groove wall. Each of the positioning members is located between two adjacent ceramic ferrules.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes a cover plate, a sensing module, a frame body, a first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer is provided. The sensing module includes a sensor and a light collimator. The light collimator is disposed between the cover plate and the sensor. The light collimator includes a plurality of light collimating units. Each of the light collimating units includes at least one fiber and a plurality of light absorbing columns. The light absorbing columns are disposed parallel to the at least one fiber and surround the at least one fiber. A thickness of the light collimator is T. A distance between two light absorbing columns farthest from each other among the light absorbing columns in each of the light collimating units is D. A numerical aperture of the at least one fiber is NA, NA?0.7, and D?T×tan[sin?1(NA)].

Abstract: An optical bench including a substrate having a trench with the trench having an angled sidewall on which a reflective coating is provided. The optical bench also includes a first device and a waveguide positioned within the trench, a second device optically connected to the first device, and at least one active circuit electrically connected to the first device with the waveguide being positioned optically between the first device and the reflective coating. The optical bench also includes an optically transparent material that forms a first interface with the first device and a second interface with a first surface of the waveguide.

Abstract: A joint structure includes: a plurality of holes open to opposing surfaces of two members that oppose to each other, the holes each being filled with a fluid or powder filler (U) in a state where the holes communicate with each other, such that the two members are relatively fixed by the filler. The holes of the two members each have an inner surface that is wider in cross-sectional direction at a location distant from openings of the holes than at a location close to the openings.

Abstract: There is described a method of establishing an electrical connection through a flexible planar material. The method involves attaching an intermediate coupling element to the flexible planar material so as to align an aperture defined by the intermediate coupling element with a hole through the flexible planar material, and coupling an electrical connector to the intermediate coupling element so as to permit electrical connection through the flexible planar material. In this way, the intermediate coupling element can be attached to the garment during the garment manufacture process, and subsequently the electrical connector can be coupled to the intermediate coupling element separately from the main garment manufacture.

Abstract: A fiber optic assembly is provided including a body defining a fiber routing volume, a plurality of fiber optic components disposed in a front side of the body, and a plurality of optical filters disposed within the volume. The plurality of optical filters enable at least twenty four (24) dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channels.

Abstract: Fiber optic furcation units, methods for assembling fiber optic furcation units, and fiber optic furcation kits for assembling fiber optic furcation units are provided. A method for assembling a fiber optic furcation unit includes inserting a furcation tube into a passage defined in a furcation block such that a first end portion of the furcation tube is disposed within a first end portion of the passage and the furcation tube extends from a second end of the passage. A first end of the passage has a diameter greater than a diameter of the second end of the passage. The method further includes flaring the first end portion of the furcation tube such that an inner diameter of the first end of the furcation tube increases. The method further includes inserting an optical fiber into the furcation tube through the first end of the furcation tube.

Abstract: An optical fiber shuffle for recombining a plurality of optical fibers of a first optical cable into a second optical cable includes a fixing rod, a first fixing plate, and a second fixing plate. The first fixing plate defines a plurality of first fixing grooves. The first fixing grooves are configured to respectively receive the plurality of optical fibers of the first optical cable. The second fixing plate defines a plurality of second fixing grooves. The second fixing groves are configured to respectively receive the plurality of optical fibers of the first optical cable after the plurality of optical fibers is wound around the fixing rod and recombined into the second optical cable. The first fixing plate and the second fixing plate are respectively located at two ends of the fixing rod.

Abstract: The main body part is a substantially cuboid member in which an optical fiber is disposed. One width-direction side of the main body part is provided with a lid part capable of opening and closing with respect to the main body part on a hinge. An installation part on which an optical fiber or the like is disposed is formed on the upper surface (the surface facing the lid part) of the main body part. The installation part comprises a reference surface and a recessed portion that is formed closer to the distal-end side than is the reference surface and that is formed at a lower position than is the reference surface. The reference surface is a region where the optical fiber or the like is pressed down by a pressing part. The recessed portion is a region where a drop cable is pressed in by a pressing part.

Abstract: An optical coupling apparatus comprising a substrate having a trench formed therein, the trench having a width measured between two opposing walls that define a portion of the trench; and a waveguide disposed on or in the substrate, the waveguide having a width that tapers along an axis of light propagation.

Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly suitable for providing mesh connectivity includes a fiber shuffle region arranged between first and second cable assembly sections that each include multiple tubes each containing a group of optical fibers, with a jacket provided over one or both cable assembly sections. The fiber shuffle region may be compact in width and length, and integrated into a trunk cable. Optical fibers remain in sequential order in groups at ends of the cable assembly sections, where the fibers may be ribbonized and/or connectorized. A fabrication method for such a fiber optic cable assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A hermetic optical fiber alignment assembly, including a first ferrule portion having a first surface provided with a plurality of grooves receiving the end sections of optical fibers, wherein the grooves define the location and orientation of the end sections with respect to the first ferrule portion, and a second ferrule portion having a second surface facing the first surface of the first ferrule, wherein the first ferrule portion is attached to the second ferrule portion with the first surface against the second surface, wherein a cavity is defined between the first ferrule portion and the second ferrule portion, wherein the cavity is wider than the grooves, and wherein a suspended section of each optical fiber is suspended in the cavity, and wherein the cavity is sealed with a sealant. The sealant extends around the suspended sections of the optical fibers within the cavity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for passively aligning optical fibers (4), a first waveguide array (62), and a second waveguide array (42) using chip-to-chip vertical evanescent optical waveguides (44) and (64), that can be used with fully automated die bonding equipment. The assembled system (2, 30, 60) can achieve high optical coupling and high process throughput for needs of high volume manufacturing of photonics, silicon photonics, and other applications that would benefit from aligning optical fibers to lasers efficiently.