Polarization conditioner packaging and collimator alignment mechanism
US7027154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4226
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A polarization conditioner for aligning a collimator to provide a polarized light signal. The apparatus includes input and output collimators. An adjustment mechanism can be used to adjust a position of the output collimator in order to align it for receiving one of the polarized light signals from the beam splitter through free space.
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