WO2006080143A1 - 光パワーモニター及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical power monitor that measures the intensity or light quantity of an optical signal in an optical fiber, and more particularly to an optical power monitor having a structure that can be easily assembled.
- An optical power monitor 800 shown in FIG. 8 includes an input-side optical fiber 812, an output-side optical fiber 813, and a two-core cable (corresponding to “big-tilt fiber” in the present invention) 810 and two-core.
- the optical signal input from the input side optical fiber 812 passes through the two-core capillary 810 and is condensed on the dot mirror 830 by the gradient index lens 820. Most of the collected light is reflected by the surface of the dot mirror 830, returns to the gradient index lens 820, passes through the 2-core capillary 810, and is output by the output side optical fiber 813.
- the light transmitted through the dot mirror 830 is detected by the photodetector 840, and the optical signal is converted into an electrical signal.
- the electrical signal is displayed as light intensity on the display 846 via the light receiving circuit 844. In this specification, light amount and light intensity are used as synonyms unless otherwise specified.
- the facing end faces should be parallel to each other. As it is adjusted, assembly is easy. As a result, part of the light is reflected at the end surfaces of the Big Till fiber and GRIN lens and back in the core, interfering with the light that travels later and light reflection loss occurs.
- the opposite surface is provided with an inclination of about 6 ° and an average of 8 ° with a force of about 6 °. By making the opposing surfaces tilt with respect to the axis, the reflection loss can be reduced to 50-55 (dB). However, it is very difficult to assemble Big Till Fiber and GRIN lens.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-202262
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-269909
- Patent Document 3 US Patent No. 6603906
- Patent Document 4 U.S. Pat.No. 5,790,314
- Patent Document 5 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-013362
- Patent Document 6 Japanese Patent Publication No. 10-511476
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has an assembly in which a big till fiber and a GRIN lens having opposite end surfaces inclined with respect to an axis and a reflection loss are low.
- An object is to provide an easy optical power monitor and a manufacturing method thereof.
- the optical power monitor of the present invention is a big till fiber having two optical fibers arranged in parallel at a small interval and an end face provided with the ends of the two optical fibers. , Whose end face has a perpendicular with an angle with respect to the Big Till fiber axis What is an inclined surface,
- a cylindrical GRIN lens having a tapping film wherein one end surface is an inclined surface having a perpendicular with an angle with respect to the cylindrical GRIN lens axis,
- a first sleeve and a big-tilt fiber that have a through-hole in which the cylindrical GRIN lens is fixed, and an end face that has a perpendicular to the axial direction of the cylindrical GRIN lens.
- a second sleeve having a through hole fixed to the inside and an end surface having an inclined surface of the big-tilt fiber and having an axial perpendicular to the end surface.
- the first sleeve is in contact with and fixed to the end face;
- At least one of the big-tilt fiber and the cylindrical GRIN lens has an arcuate end surface having at least one axial perpendicular, and the arcuate end surface is at the axial end of the at least one inclined surface. A part is cut off and provided.
- Two optical fibers and a two-core capillary can be used for input and output of the optical signal of the optical power monitor of the present invention, but the optical fiber and the holding portion are easy to handle. It ’s better to use Big Till Fiber! /.
- the optical signal input through the big-tilt fiber is reflected by the tap film formed on the rear end face of the GRIN lens, and most of the light is reflected by the big-tilt fiber. Reach the photodiode.
- Tap film is SiO
- Dielectric multilayer with strong force such as TiO 2, Ta O
- the film is formed by vacuum deposition or the like. By changing the film thickness configuration of each layer, the intensity ratio (tap rate) of reflection and transmission of the optical signal can be changed.
- the intensity of the light that passes through the GRIN lens and reaches the photodiode is 0.5% or more and 20% or less of the intensity of the light that enters the big tile fiber. If the intensity of the light reaching the photodiode is less than 0.5% of the incident light intensity, the photodiode is fine. It is difficult to detect the intensity of light frequently. If the intensity of light reaching the photodiode exceeds 20% of the incident light intensity, the light reflected from the tap film and output from the big-tilt fiber is too attenuated. In addition, the light intensity entering the photodiode is too high and may exceed its detection capability and saturate. A half mirror such as a dot mirror can be used instead of the tap film. In order for the photodiode to efficiently detect the intensity of the optical signal, it is preferable that a lens is provided in front of the photodiode.
- the big till fiber and the GRIN lens having the tap film are bonded and fixed to each other in an approximately cylindrical sleeve with an adhesive.
- the sleeve is preferably made of glass or ceramics. Glass sleeves have the advantage that their thermal expansion coefficient is close to that of Big Till Fiber and GRIN lenses, so that optical errors with respect to temperature changes are less likely to occur. It is preferable to use an epoxy-based resin for fixing the big till fiber, the GRIN lens, and the sleeve. Epoxy resin is easy to handle and its thermal expansion with temperature changes is relatively small.
- the GRIN lens and the photodiode with lens are bonded and fixed to another sleeve having a cylindrical outer shape with an adhesive.
- the sleeve material is combined with Big Till fiber or GRIN lens! /, And glass and ceramics are preferred, as is the case with sleeves.
- the opposite end face of the Big Till fiber and GRIN lens is inclined from about 6 ° to about 10 °, and preferably about 8 °, it is reflected at the end face of the Big Till fiber and GRIN lens. It is possible to prevent the reflected light from returning.
- the GRIN lens is fixed and the Big Till fiber is finely moved in the X, Y, and Z directions, and finely rotated around the X, Y, and Z axes to minimize the reflection loss and maximize the output light intensity. Adjust the position so that While maintaining the adjusted position of the GRIN lens and Big Till fiber, they are bonded and fixed with epoxy resin through the first and second sleeves.
- An arcuate end face can be provided on one or both of the GRIN lens and the big tilt fiber.
- an arcuate end surface provided on at least one of the big till fiber and the cylindrical GRIN lens corresponds to the at least one. It is preferable that it is on the same plane as the end face of the sleeve.
- the GRIN lens is adhesively fixed to the through hole of the first sleeve with an adhesive
- the big till fiber is adhesively fixed to the through hole of the second sleeve with an adhesive
- the end surface of the first sleeve is further fixed. Adhering and fixing to the end surface of the second sleeve, the position of the big till fiber and the GRIN lens is fixed.
- the tip of the GRIN lens comes into contact with the inner wall of the second sleeve, and the gap between the big till fiber and the GRIN lens can be set to a predetermined value. Disappear. Also, there is a possibility that the tip of the GRI N lens in the axial direction is chipped, and debris can enter between the big till fiber and the GRIN lens. Preventing the GRIN lens axial tip from entering the second sleeve facilitates assembly and prevents the GRIN lens axial tip from being chipped. The same applies to Big Till Fiber, and it is preferable that the tip of the Big Till Fiber axial direction does not enter the first sleeve.
- the center line (optical axis) of the GRIN lens is made perpendicular to the end surface of the first sleeve. Easy to assemble. Since the GRIN lens and the first sleeve can be assembled vertically with high accuracy, it is easy to assemble the big till fiber and the second sleeve.
- the difference between the GRIN lens outer diameter and the inner diameter of the first sleeve can be reduced, the thickness of the adhesive can be reduced, and even if the external temperature changes, each difference due to the difference in thermal expansion It is possible to minimize the position variation of the parts.
- the height defined by the distance between the arc center and the string of the arc-shaped end surface provided on at least one of the big-tilt fiber and the cylindrical GRIN lens. It is preferably 20 to 40% of the diameter of the at least one.
- the arcuate end face height is less than 20% of the GRIN lens diameter, the arcuate end face of the GRIN lens and the inclined surface of the big till fiber are provided even if the arcuate end face of the GRIN lens and the first sleeve end face are coplanar. In order to set the gap between The axial tip of the ramp may enter the first sleeve. If the arc end face height exceeds 40% of the GRIN lens diameter, the effect of the inclined surface may be lost.
- the height is 30 to 40% of the diameter when either the Big Tilver eyebar or the GRIN lens is provided with an arcuate end face, and the height is provided when both the Big Till fiber and the GRIN lens are provided with an arcuate end face. Is more preferably 20-30% of the diameter.
- the manufacturing method of the optical power monitor according to the present invention includes two optical fibers arranged in parallel at a small interval, and ends of the two optical fibers, and an angle with respect to the big-tilt fiber axis.
- An inclined surface with a vertical fiber that has an inclined end surface with a vertical line and two opposite end surfaces, one of which is perpendicular to the cylindrical GRIN lens axis.
- a first sleeve having a through-hole into which a cylindrical GRIN lens can be inserted, and an end face having an axial perpendicular thereto;
- a second sleeve having a through-hole into which the Big Till fiber can be inserted, and an end face with its axial normal
- a photodiode that can be provided facing the tap film of a cylindrical GRIN lens is used. Then, one of the big-tilt fiber and the cylindrical GRIN lens having an arcuate end face is combined with the corresponding sleeve, and the one is inserted into the through-hole of the sleeve, and the one arcuate end face is the sleeve. One of them is fixed to the sleeve so that it is on the same plane as the end face.
- the end face of the sleeve is provided on the side where the other inclined surface is located, and the other is connected to the through-hole of the sleeve.
- the other of the big-tilt fiber and the cylindrical GRIN lens is fixed in the corresponding through-hole of the sleeve, and the end surface of the sleeve is fixed to the end surface of the corresponding sleeve, Assemble the big till fiber and the cylindrical GRIN lens, and provide a photodiode so that it faces the tap film of the cylindrical GRIN lens.
- optical power monitor After manufacturing the optical power monitor, it is preferable to cover the outside of the optical power monitor with a material that does not transmit light in order to avoid the influence of light of external force.
- the optical power monitor can be covered with a metal case and a light-shielding paint can be applied, or a light-shrinkable heat-shrinkable tube can be covered on the optical power monitor.
- An arcuate end surface is provided on one of the inclined surfaces of the GRIN lens and the big till fiber, or both of the inclined surfaces, and the end surface of the first sleeve or the second sleeve and the arcuate end surface
- the optical power monitor has a structure in which the GRIN lens is bonded to the first sleeve and the pigtail fiber is bonded and fixed to the second sleeve. Assembling is possible without contact with the inner wall of the second sleeve / first sleeve, reducing the assembly man-hours and improving the assembly yield.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an optical power monitor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cylindrical GRIN lens used in the optical power monitor of Example 1.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a fiber lens unit of the optical power monitor of Example 1.
- FIGS. 4 (A) to 4 (F) are assembly explanatory views of the optical power monitor of Example 1.
- FIG. 4 (A) to 4 (F) are assembly explanatory views of the optical power monitor of Example 1.
- FIG. 5 (A) and FIG. 5 (B) are sectional views showing a fiber lens unit of an optical power monitor of a comparative example.
- FIG. 6 shows a fiber lens unit of an optical power monitor according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a fiber lens unit of an optical power monitor according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the optical power monitor described in Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 1 shows the main FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cylindrical GRIN lens used in the optical power monitor of Example 1
- FIG. 3 is the optical power monitor of Example 1.
- FIG. 4A to FIG. 4F are assembly explanatory views of the optical power monitor of Example 1.
- FIG. FIGS. 5A and 5B are cross-sectional views of the fiber lens unit of the optical power monitor of the comparative example.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 are cross-sectional views showing the fiber lens unit of the optical power monitor of Example 2 and Example 3 of the present invention, respectively.
- an optical power monitor 100 includes a pigtail having two optical fibers 12 and 13 arranged in parallel along an axis 11 with a small interval.
- diode 40 Big Til Fiber 10 is made of glass with a cylindrical shape, and two optical fibers are inserted and fixed on it.
- the two optical fibers 12 and 13 of the Big Till Fiber 10 have one of the two optical fibers 12 as the input optical fiber and the other optical fiber 13 as the output optical fiber.
- the force also has its end on the rear end face 14 of the big till fiber through a narrow hole 18 drilled along its axis 11.
- the rear end surface 14 of the big till fiber and the end surface 24 of the cylindrical GRIN lens 20 facing the rear end surface 14 of the big till fiber with a predetermined gap are 6 ° to 10 ° with respect to the respective axes 11, 2 1,
- the inclined surfaces 14a and 24a have a perpendicular line with an angle of 8 °, and the light emitted from one end of the optical fiber is reflected by the opposing cylindrical GRIN lens end surface 24 and returned to the same optical fiber. It prevents that.
- the direction of a surface is defined as the direction of a perpendicular line that stands on that surface unless otherwise specified.
- the gap between the rear end face 14 of the Big Tilver eye bar and the end face 24 of the cylindrical GRIN lens facing it is 100.
- the ⁇ m force is 300 ⁇ m, preferably 200 ⁇ m.
- the cylindrical GRIN lens 20 means a graded index lens, and the refractive index of the axial force of the lens 20 changes continuously outward in the radial direction. Since light traveling parallel to axis 21 at a position away from axis 21 of GRIN lens 20 is bent toward the center of the lens, light entering from one end surface 24 of GRIN lens 20 collimates from the vicinity of the center of the other end surface 27. To get out.
- the tap film 30 provided on the GRIN lens end face 27 has a period of SiO and TiO.
- the tap rate representing the light transmittance was 1%. Most of the light that has reached the tap film 30 through the GRIN lens 20 is reflected by the surface of the tap film and returned to the big till fiber 10 through the GRIN lens 20. The tap film 30 transmits a part of the light reaching the tap film 30. The light transmitted through the tap film 30 is detected by the photodiode 40.
- Arc-shaped end surface 26 provided on the inclined surface 24a of the GRIN lens 20 Has been cut off by.
- the perpendicular end of the arc-shaped end face 26 is in the direction of the axis 21 of the GRIN lens 20.
- the arc-shaped end face 26 preferably has a height defined by the distance between the arc center and the chord of 20 to 40% of the GRIN lens diameter.
- the diameter of the GRIN lens 20 is about 1.8 mm
- the height force S of the arc-shaped end face 26 is about 540 ⁇ m, so that it is 30% of the diameter.
- first sleeve 50 An end force having an inclined surface 24a of the GRIN lens 20 is inserted into a through hole 58 of a sleeve (referred to as "first sleeve") 50 made of glass or ceramic.
- the first sleeve 50 has an end face 54 having an axial perpendicular to one end thereof, and the end face 54 is located on the same plane as the arc-shaped end face 26 of the GRIN lens 20, so that the GRIN lens 20
- the outer peripheral surface 29 is bonded and fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the first sleeve 50.
- the fact that the end surface 54 of the first sleeve 50 and the arc-shaped end surface 26 of the GRIN lens 20 are in the same plane means that the end surface 54 of the first sleeve 50 has an arc-shaped end surface 26 from the plane where the end surface 54 is located. This means that the protrusion is within 20 m and the indentation force is within 0 m. Since the GRIN lens 20 is fixed in the through hole 58 of the first sleeve 50 in this way, the shaft 21 of the GRIN lens 20 is perpendicular to its end surface 54 of the first sleeve 50, and in practice, from a right angle ⁇ Within 1 °. [0027] Referring to FIGS.
- another sleeve (referred to as a “second sleeve”) 60 made of glass or ceramic has an end face 64 with its axial perpendicular at one end.
- the big till fiber 10 is fixed in the through hole 68 so that the end face 64 comes to the inclined surface 14 a side of the big till fiber 10.
- the first sleeve 50 and the second sleeve 60 adhere and fix the end surfaces 54 and 64 to each other, and the inclined surface 14a of the big till fiber 10 and the inclined surface 24a of the GRIN lens 20 are predetermined between them. It is made to oppose with a gap.
- End surfaces 54, 64 of the first sleeve 50 and the second sleeve 60 so that a predetermined gap is formed between the inclined surface 14a of the big till fiber 10 and the inclined surface 24a of the GRIN lens 20.
- the tip of the inclined surface 14a of the big till fiber 10 does not enter the first sleeve 50.
- the GRIN lens inclined surface 24a tip 25 is cut off by the arcuate end face 26, so that the Big Tilve Aber 10 is moved from the end face 64 of the second sleeve 60 to the tip of the big till fiber by the cut-off axial distance. This is because the position is retracted to the side.
- the height of the arc-shaped end surface 26 is 20 to 40% of the GRIN lens diameter, but if the height is less than 20%, the arc-shaped end surface and the first sleeve It is difficult to position the end face on the same plane as the big till fiber, and the tip of the inclined face of the big till fiber is several tens of ⁇ m. The sleeve end surface force may also protrude.
- the height of the arc-shaped end face 26 exceeds 40% of the GRIN lens diameter, the ratio of the light emitted from one end of the optical fiber of the Big Till fiber is reflected by the arc-shaped end face 26 facing in the axial direction is large. Become.
- a photodiode 40 is provided so as to face the tap film 30 formed at the rear end of the GRIN lens 20.
- the photodiode 40 and the GRIN lens 20 are connected by another sleeve (referred to as a “third sleeve”) 70, and the outer surface 29 near the rear end of the GRIN lens 20 is formed on the inner surface near the tip of the third sleeve 70.
- the photodiode 40 is adhered and fixed to the rear end of the third sleeve 70.
- a condenser lens 42 is attached to the front surface of the photodiode 40 so that the light transmitted through the tap film 30 is focused on the photodiode 40.
- the optical signal detected by the photodiode 40 is converted into an electrical signal and the amount of light is measured.
- An assembly process of the optical power monitor 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the GRIN lens 20 is inserted into the through hole 58 of the first sleeve 50, and the arc-shaped end surface 26 on the inclined surface 24a of the GRIN lens 20 and the end surface 54 of the first sleeve 50
- the first sleeve 50 is fixed to the GRIN lens 20 with an adhesive so that the lens unit 82 shown in FIG. 4B is made.
- the big till fiber 10 is inserted into the through hole 68 of the second sleeve 60 as shown in FIG.
- the second sleeve 60 is not yet bonded to the Big Till Fiber 10.
- the lens unit 82 is mounted on the assembling jig 90, and the inclined surface 24a of the GRIN lens 20 and the inclined surface 14a of the pigtail fiber 10 are between them.
- the fiber unit 84 is mounted on the table 95 so as to face each other with a gap.
- the X axis of the three-axis orthogonal coordinate system of the assembly jig 90 is substantially aligned with the axis 21 of the GRIN lens 20 and the axis 11 of the big till fiber 10.
- Measure the intensity of light from one optical fiber of the Big Till fiber 10 and reflected by the tap film 30 at the rear end of the GRIN lens 20 and the other optical fiber also comes out with a photometer (not shown) While moving the table 95 with the fiber unit 84 in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions, rotate it around the X-axis, and rotate it slightly around the Y-axis and around the Z-axis. Adjust the position of the Big Till Fiber 10 to maximize the intensity of the output light.
- the end face 64 of the second sleeve 60 is adhesively fixed to the end face 54 of the first sleeve 50, and the second sleeve 60
- the fiber lens unit 88 is completed as shown in FIG. 4 (F) by bonding and fixing the Big Tilff eye bar 10 in the through hole 68 of the lens.
- the fiber lens unit 88 is combined with a pre-made diode unit 86 and bonded to obtain the optical power monitor 100 of the first embodiment.
- the outer periphery of the optical power monitor 100 is covered with a light-shielding heat-shrinkable tube.
- the GRIN lens 20 has the arc-shaped end face 26 positioned on the same plane as the end face 54 of the first sleeve 50, and the GRIN lens 20 Fixed sleeve 50, second sleeve 60 is big till fiber 1 In the state of being still glued to 0 !, NA! /, The position of the Big Till Fiber 10 was adjusted with respect to the GRIN lens 20. However, when the big till fiber has an arcuate end surface, the big till fiber has a second end so that the arc end surface of the big till fiber is on the same plane as the end surface of the second sleeve. With the sleeve fixed, the GRIN lens can be adjusted relative to the Big Till fiber with the first sleeve still bonded to the GRIN lens.
- the main part (fiber lens unit) of the optical power monitor 500 of the comparative example is shown in a sectional view in FIG.
- the optical power monitor 500 of the comparative example has the same size and structure as the optical power monitor 100 of the first embodiment.
- neither the GRIN lens 20 'nor the big-tilt fiber 10 has an arcuate end surface on the inclined surfaces 24a', 14a, and the inclined surfaces 24a ', 14a are completely elliptical. .
- the GRIN lens 20 ' is positioned on the plane formed by the end surface 54 of the first sleeve 50 so that the axial tip 25 ⁇ of the inclined surface 24 of the GRIN lens 20' is positioned on the first sleeve 50. Bonded and fixed in the through hole 58.
- the size w of the gap between the inclined surface 24a 'of the GRIN lens 2 (and the inclined surface 14a of the big till fiber 10 is set to 200 m, which is the same as the optical power monitor 100 of Example 1.
- the tip of 14a does not fit in the second sleeve 60, and protrudes from the end face 64 of the second sleeve 60 into the first sleeve 50.
- the tip 2 of the inclined surface of the GRIN lens 20 ' is shown in FIG. 5 (B). Even if 5 'is positioned on the same plane as the end face 54 of the first sleeve 50, the GRIN lens 2 (axis 21 / is inclined with respect to the axis of the first sleeve 50, and the GRIN lens 2 (axis 21 / May be perpendicular to the end face 54 of the first sleeve 50.
- the assembly man-hours are the average man-hours of 200 in the process of aligning the fiber unit 84 and the lens unit 82 with a predetermined gap (200 ⁇ m). It was.
- the characteristic yield is not confirmed by the number of optical power monitors whose gap size w between the big till fiber 10 and the GRIN lens 20 did not reach the predetermined value and the characteristic inspection after completion.
- the total number of products that passed the test was divided by the number of manufactured products 200 and expressed as a percentage.
- Table 1 shows the average man-hour and characteristic yield.
- GRIN lens has an arc-shaped end face that increases the cost of the GRIN lens by 10 to 20% As shown in Table 1, the cost of the GRIN lens can be sufficiently increased by reducing the assembly time and improving the characteristic yield. I was able to absorb it.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part (fiber lens unit) of the optical power monitor 200 of the second embodiment.
- the optical power monitor 200 has the same dimensions and the same structure as the optical power monitor 100 of the first embodiment. However, instead of having the arc-shaped end surface 26 at the tip 25 of the inclined surface of the GRIN lens 20 in the optical power monitor 100, the optical power monitor 200 has a big tilt fiber 1 (at the tip of the inclined surface 14a 'of /). It has an arcuate end face 1 in the axial direction of big till fiber 1 (.
- Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the main part (fiber lens unit) of the optical power monitor 300 of Example 3.
- both the big till fiber 1 (and the GRIN lens 20 have arc-shaped end surfaces 1 and 26 at the tips of the inclined surfaces 14 and 24a, respectively.
- the end face 26 is located on the same plane as the end face 54 of the first sleeve 50, and the axis 21 of the GRIN lens 20 is perpendicular to the end face 54 of the first sleeve 50.
- the optical power monitor 300 is the first embodiment. It will be understood that the same effect as the 100% optical monitor.
- An optical power monitor is used to measure the intensity of an optical signal propagating in an optical fiber used for optical communication.
- the optical power monitor has a big till fiber and a GRIN lens that face each other with a predetermined gap and have an end surface (inclined surface) inclined with respect to the axis.
- the Big Till fiber and GRIN lens are placed in the optimal position, that is, the optical signal intensity from one optical fiber of the Big Till fiber exits from the other optical fiber.
- Light signal Strength force S Adjust and fix them to the strongest positional relationship.
- the optical power monitor according to the present invention has an axial arc-shaped end surface at the tip of the inclined surface of at least one of the big till fiber and the GRIN lens, and the arc-shaped end surface is positioned on the same plane as the axial end surface of the one sleeve.
- the one shaft is perpendicular to the axial end surface of the one sleeve. Therefore, the other end of the big till fiber and the GRIN lens in the axial direction cannot enter the one sleeve and come into contact with the inner wall of the one sleeve.
- the assembly man-hours required to adjust the relative position can be reduced and the assembly yield can be improved.
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