A Study on Glass Molding Press and Pitch Error Analysis of a V-Grooved Quartz Fiber Array Block

V-grooved quartz substrates are manufactured by glass molding press and the pitch errors of the molded quartz fiber array blocks are statistically investigated. The V-grooved carbon molds of 8 and 16 channels and 250 μm in pitch are machined and then quartz substrates are molded on the V-grooved carbon molds by glass molding press. The pitch errors of X, Y and diagonal axis are measured and then statically analyzed. It is demonstrated that the V-grooved quartz fiber array blocks of 8 and 16 channels and 250 μm in pitch can be manufactured by glass molding technology without significant pitch errors.