Coupling device for the alignment of an optical waveguide
US6961498B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4226
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The choice for the optical coupling device of a holder that has only one support makes it possible to keep this optical component compact. This is advantageously achieved in that according to the invention the support surrounds the extensible element. The carrier of the optical waveguide thus remains in the immediate environment of the support and the point at which the optical coupling device is to be attached to the optical component. The alignment of the end of the optical waveguide is thus not impaired by unavoidable curvatures of the optical component. The configuration according to the invention of the support of an alternative optical coupling device with a movable arm as an additional connection to the hinge-like web at one end of the carrier of the optical waveguide makes it possible to achieve even more precise alignment of the end of the optical waveguide. The operation of this additional arm can be effected with the aid of a micromechanical screw incorporated in the support or by plastic deformation.
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