Fiber optic connector having a microelectromechanical positioning apparatus and an associated fabrication method
US6124663A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3596
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic connector is provided that is capable of precisely aligning an optical fiber with another optical element by using a MEMS positioning apparatus subsystem capable of being manufactured in an affordable, repeatable and reliable manner which can precisely microposition an optical fiber relative to another optical element in each of the X, Y and Z directions.
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