Integrated processing system for optical devices
US6628886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4226
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus to process and assemble optical subsystems. In one aspect, the optical subsystems are placed on a carrier apparatus adapted to support a plurality of the optical subsystems in a desired process orientation and with a desired spacing to provide high process throughput. In one aspect of the invention, optical components are assembled and sequentially processed in various steps, such as component installation, optical fiber preparation, component attachment, fiber trim, optical fiber polishing, and optical component testing to produce a finished optical subsystem.
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