Apparatus and method for aligning an energy beam
US6339470B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4225
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus, including a light detecting means, determines the actual position of an optical fiber array having one or more, but fewer than all, short fibers by detecting light transmitted through the short fiber(s) as a laser beam is horizontally and/or vertically scanned across the proximal fiber end(s). The fiber array is attached to an alignment block that facilitates delivery of the array to an accurate positioning means comprising two substantially parallel dowels.
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