| 摘要 |
<p>An array of optical fibers (28) is precisely positioned in spaced apart channels (29) in a head (22) when a metal, such as tin-lead solder, is used to fix the fibers in the channel. A glass fiber (38, 40) is first ion plated with about 1 x 10-6 m of a metal (52) such as nickel which is wetted by the solder. The fiber (70) is then placed loosely in a channel (80) in a metal holder (82) and solder (84) is infiltrated to surround and adhere to the fiber. Strain on the glass fiber where it exits its holder channel (50) is alleviated when the polymer jacket (74) is also ion plated with metal (72) and is bonded to the holder by solder (84). </p> |
