Method and apparatus for aligning the optical axis of a fiber optic element with the axis of rotation
US5131745A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3863
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A positioning technique for grinding a conical tip on a fiber optic element includes rotatably mounting an end of the fiber optic element to be conically ground; detecting orbital motion of the optical axis of the fiber optic element about the mechanical axis of rotation; and adjusting the optical axis relative to the axis of rotation to minimize the orbital motion of the optical axis.
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