Method and apparatus for batch, active alignment of laser arrays to fiber arrays
US5604832A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4226
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for aligning a substantially co-linear array of lasers with a substantially co-linear array of optical fibers, comprising the steps of activating a laser in proximity to a first end of said laser array, positioning the laser array with respect to the fiber array to maximize energy coupled from the activated laser to its corresponding fiber, activating a laser in proximity to a second end of said laser array; and positioning the laser array with respect to the fiber array to maximize energy coupled from the activated laser to its corresponding fiber.
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