Alignment technique for optical fiber array
US6522813B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/32
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved apparatus and method allow rapid and precise alignment of a fiber optic array on a substrate, in which the offset between the end faces of the array and the edge of the substrate must be precisely known. The arrangement is adaptable for the construction of microlens assemblies and other optical elements that must be precisely placed proximate the end faces of the optical fibers.
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