Alignment of optical waveguides
US4770529A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3803
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of aligning an optical signal source and a waveguide which comprises; directing the signal into the waveguide, monitoring the intensity of the signal backscattered along the waveguide, and altering the relative positions of source and waveguide in response to said intensity.
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