Method to align optical components to a substrate and other optical components
US6547454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4292
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for aligning an array of optical devices with optical processing equipment. The method includes the steps of providing a transparent substrate with a plurality of optical transmission paths passing directly through the substrate, providing a plurality of alignment guides on the optical array, providing a complementary plurality of respective alignment guides on the transparent substrate and guiding the optical devices of the array into alignment with the substrate using respective pairs of the alignment guides on the optical array and transparent substrate.
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