ATE212447T1 - IMPROVED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING OPTICAL FIBERS. - Google Patents

IMPROVED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING OPTICAL FIBERS.

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Publication number
ATE212447T1
ATE212447T1 AT92917925T AT92917925T ATE212447T1 AT E212447 T1 ATE212447 T1 AT E212447T1 AT 92917925 T AT92917925 T AT 92917925T AT 92917925 T AT92917925 T AT 92917925T AT E212447 T1 ATE212447 T1 AT E212447T1
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Austria
Prior art keywords
optical fibers
improved apparatus
aligning optical
aligning
improved
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Application number
AT92917925T
Other languages
German (de)
Inventor
Herzel Laor
Original Assignee
Astarte Fiber Networks Inc
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Application filed by Astarte Fiber Networks Inc filed Critical Astarte Fiber Networks Inc
Priority claimed from PCT/US1992/006560 external-priority patent/WO1993004388A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of ATE212447T1 publication Critical patent/ATE212447T1/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3803—Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B6/12004—Combinations of two or more optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
    • G02B6/3512—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/422—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements
    • G02B6/4227—Active alignment methods, e.g. procedures and algorithms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4246—Bidirectionally operating package structures

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
AT92917925T 1992-08-06 1992-08-06 IMPROVED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING OPTICAL FIBERS. ATE212447T1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1992/006560 WO1993004388A1 (en) 1985-12-24 1992-08-06 Improved apparatus and method for aligning optical fibers

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ATE212447T1 true ATE212447T1 (en) 2002-02-15

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JP (1) JP3290177B2 (en)
KR (1) KR100303740B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE212447T1 (en)
DE (1) DE69232379D1 (en)

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KR950703162A (en) 1995-08-23
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JP3290177B2 (en) 2002-06-10

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