Microtranslator and microtranslator assembly
US4495704A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4226
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The setting of a screw-operated tapered rod is used to control the separation between a spring-loaded beam element and a base element of a microtranslator with a positioning resolution of the order of 200 nanometers or less in a direction substantially parallel to a given single axis. A microtranslator assembly incorporating two such microtranslators oriented substantially perpendicular to one another is suitable for aligning a laser diode with a single-mode optical fiber to effect maximum coupling of light therebetween.
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