Flexure coupled to a substrate for maintaining the optical fibers in alignment
US6585427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4265
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexure and package including the same are provided. In one embodiment, the flexure is coupled to a second optical element and a substrate to maintain the second optical element in alignment with a first optical element. The flexure comprises a body, a pair of front and back legs. The attachment of the rear legs to the substrate causes the flexure to move from a first flexure position to a second flexure position, the distance between the first flexure position and the second flexure position equaling an offset distance. A specified length of the body is chosen such that the offset distance causes a second offset distance of the second optical component held by the flexure, and this second offset distance is within a specified range. The second offset distance is equal to the difference between a primary second optical component position and a secondary second optical component position.
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