Integrated microelectromechanical alignment and locking apparatus and method for fiber optic module manufacturing
US6164837A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4227
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for aligning an optical fiber with an optoelectronic device inside an optoelectronic package using an internal automated micro-aligner and internal solder heater means for locking the optical fiber in a precisely aligned position with the optoelectronic device.
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