Device with internal features for rotational alignment of non-cylindrically symmetrical optical elements
US5682451A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/38875
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is an optical fiber connector with an internal structure which allows the polarization axis of an optical element to be freely rotated and fixed with respect to an rotational orientation-indicating reference on an external surface of the connector. The reference then provides an external physical indication of the spatial direction of the birefringence axes of the optical element.
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