Alignment apertures in an optically transparent substrate
US6526206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4221
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for aligning a set of connector guide pins to an optical array, The method comprises the steps of disposing the optical array on a transparent substrate such that an axis of transmission of the optical array passes directly through the transparent substrate, disposing a heatsink with a set of alignment guide pins on a rear surface of the optical array with the set of alignment guide pins extending through the transparent substrate on either side of the optical array, and slotting a set of holes where the set of alignment guide pins extends through the transparent substrate to allow for thermal expansion.
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