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Precision two-dimensional fiber-collimator-array

US9500809B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SCHLEIFRING UND APPARATEBAU GMBH · DE

Inventor

Gregor Popp · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 1, 2012
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 10, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3672
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A collimator system comprises a micro lens array and a fiber array. The fiber array has a substrate with a plurality of holes for holding a plurality of optical fibers. The fibers are glued into the holes. Before gluing, each of the fibers is positioned against the same side of a corresponding hole resulting in all fibers being located substantially equally with respect to the holes. The lens array is mounted with an offset to the fiber array resulting in alignment of the fibers and the lenses.

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