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Fiber collimator

US6721479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateNov 2, 2001
Grant dateApr 13, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4249
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus which holds an optical fiber in alignment to an optical device includes a fiber holder having a first plurality of indentations, an optical fiber held within one of the first plurality of indentations, a base substrate having a second plurality of indentations formed in a top surface of the base, a plurality of spacers, each of the plurality of spacers held within one of the second plurality of indentations and an optical device mounted on the base. The fiber holder is mounted on the base with the plurality of spacers within the first plurality of indentations.

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