OptoArray™ solutions can help reduce losses in optical circuits through precise and stable fiber alignment. This is important given the increasing demand for high-density optical fiber in a wide variety of applications, including multi-fiber connectors, arrays for interfacing with optical switching hardware such as reconfigurable optical drop-and-add multiplexers (ROADMs), and interfaces with other free-space optical systems.
Optoscribe's high-speed laser-based manufacturing process provides complete 3D flexibility in hole design and can create highly precise and controllable glass microstructures. Furthermore, 3D control allows for shaping the hole entrance, creating a funnel or conical cone to facilitate easy fiber insertion. Holes can also be formed at arbitrary angles to the glass surface, such as the 8-degree angle typically used to minimize back reflections.
