Relaxed tolerance optical interconnect system having a GRIN rod lens
US6635861B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4249
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical interconnect system having a GRIN rod lens, the GRIN rod lens having a first end and a second end, and further having a preselected length, a preselected width and a preselected index of refraction. Means are fixedly secured to the first end of the GRIN rod lens for emitting electromagnetic radiation and means are fixedly secured to said second end of said GRIN rod lens for receiving the emitted electromagnetic radiation. The GRIN rod lens forms an image of the emitting means onto the receiving means and overcomes problems associated with misalignment. Further embodiments of this optical interconnect system are capable of use in even further applications in an environment where alignment problems are at issue
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