AU2001277843A1 - Method for aligning optical components - Google Patents

Method for aligning optical components

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Publication number
AU2001277843A1
AU2001277843A1 AU2001277843A AU7784301A AU2001277843A1 AU 2001277843 A1 AU2001277843 A1 AU 2001277843A1 AU 2001277843 A AU2001277843 A AU 2001277843A AU 7784301 A AU7784301 A AU 7784301A AU 2001277843 A1 AU2001277843 A1 AU 2001277843A1
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Prior art keywords
optical components
aligning optical
aligning
components
optical
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Abandoned
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AU2001277843A
Inventor
Glenn J. Fricano
William Trimmer
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STANDARD MEMS Inc
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STANDARD MEMS Inc
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Publication of AU2001277843A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001277843A1/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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3586—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating
    • G02B6/3588—Control or adjustment details, e.g. calibrating of the processed beams, i.e. controlling during switching of orientation, alignment, or beam propagation properties such as intensity, size or shape
    • 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
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • 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
    • G02B6/4221—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera
    • G02B6/4224—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements involving a visual detection of the position of the elements, e.g. by using a microscope or a camera using visual alignment markings, e.g. index methods
    • 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
    • G02B6/4225—Active alignment, i.e. moving the elements in response to the detected degree of coupling or position of the elements by a direct measurement of the degree of coupling, e.g. the amount of light power coupled to the fibre or the opto-electronic element
    • 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
    • G02B6/3546—NxM switch, i.e. a regular array of switches elements of matrix type constellation
    • 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
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3554—3D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a volume
    • G02B6/3556—NxM switch, i.e. regular arrays of switches elements of matrix type constellation

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU2001277843A 2000-04-25 2001-04-25 Method for aligning optical components Abandoned AU2001277843A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US19973900P 2000-04-25 2000-04-25
US60/199,739 2000-04-25
PCT/US2001/013211 WO2001081961A2 (en) 2000-04-25 2001-04-25 Method for aligning optical components

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AU2001277843A1 true AU2001277843A1 (en) 2001-11-07

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2002243991A (en) * 2001-02-15 2002-08-28 Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd Coupled optical system and optical device using the same
GB0211467D0 (en) * 2002-05-18 2002-06-26 Qinetiq Ltd Fibre optic connector
DE102018210270B4 (en) 2018-06-25 2020-01-30 Trumpf Laser Gmbh Optical fiber cable with cladding light sensor and associated adjustment, testing and monitoring devices and method for monitoring an optical fiber cable

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DE3068253D1 (en) * 1979-12-03 1984-07-19 Post Office Improvements in or relating to the coupling of dielectric optical waveguides
US4474423A (en) * 1980-06-13 1984-10-02 At&T Bell Laboratories Automatic alignment apparatus for optical fiber splicing
JPS5926711A (en) * 1982-08-04 1984-02-13 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd <Kdd> Axial aligning method of optical fiber cores
US5463710A (en) * 1992-09-09 1995-10-31 Hobart Laser Products, Inc. Laser - optical fiber tuning and control system

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