Method and apparatus for aligning optical fibers using an alignment spacer
US6236787A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3833
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for aligning an optical fiber includes an alignment spacer having a tapered alignment hole to receive an optical fiber. In one embodiment, the optical fiber is positioned in the tapered alignment hole such that the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the alignment hole. The alignment spacer may also align a number of optical fibers arranged in two dimensions.
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