AU2002229938A1 - Alignment of an optical component - Google Patents

Alignment of an optical component

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Publication number
AU2002229938A1
AU2002229938A1 AU2002229938A AU2002229938A AU2002229938A1 AU 2002229938 A1 AU2002229938 A1 AU 2002229938A1 AU 2002229938 A AU2002229938 A AU 2002229938A AU 2002229938 A AU2002229938 A AU 2002229938A AU 2002229938 A1 AU2002229938 A1 AU 2002229938A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
alignment
optical component
optical
component
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Abandoned
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AU2002229938A
Inventor
Mehdi Asghari
Emma Jane Clarissa Dawnay
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Lumentum Technology UK Ltd
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Bookham Technology PLC
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Publication of AU2002229938A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002229938A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4214—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical element having redirecting reflective means, e.g. mirrors, prisms for deflecting the radiation from horizontal to down- or upward direction toward a device
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU2002229938A 2001-02-10 2002-02-11 Alignment of an optical component Abandoned AU2002229938A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0103455.2 2001-02-10
GB0103455A GB2372108A (en) 2001-02-10 2001-02-10 Alignment of optical component using V-grooves in an optical chip
PCT/GB2002/000566 WO2002065172A2 (en) 2001-02-10 2002-02-11 Alignment of an optical component

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2002229938A1 true AU2002229938A1 (en) 2002-08-28

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AU2002229938A Abandoned AU2002229938A1 (en) 2001-02-10 2002-02-11 Alignment of an optical component

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AU (1) AU2002229938A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2372108A (en)
WO (1) WO2002065172A2 (en)

Family Cites Families (8)

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CH685521A5 (en) * 1991-09-10 1995-07-31 Suisse Electronique Microtech A method for coupling at least one optical fiber with an integrated optical waveguide and micromechanical device of coupling obtained.
US5282080A (en) * 1991-12-09 1994-01-25 Sdl, Inc. Surface coupled optical amplifier
DE4300652C1 (en) * 1993-01-13 1994-03-31 Bosch Gmbh Robert Hybrid integrated optical circuit manufacturing method - uses shaping tool into which electro-optical semiconductor component is inserted before enclosing in polymer material
JP2798583B2 (en) * 1993-06-08 1998-09-17 日本電気株式会社 Optical device manufacturing method
WO1996022177A1 (en) * 1995-01-18 1996-07-25 Robert Bosch Gmbh Arrangement for converting optical into electrical signals and process for producing it
JPH0954228A (en) * 1995-08-16 1997-02-25 Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd Optical transmission module
JP2984747B2 (en) * 1996-04-17 1999-11-29 日本航空電子工業株式会社 Optical element array and optical fiber mounting structure
KR100248049B1 (en) * 1997-07-31 2000-03-15 윤종용 The apparatus of passive alignment using alignment flatform

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Publication number Publication date
WO2002065172A2 (en) 2002-08-22
GB0103455D0 (en) 2001-03-28
WO2002065172A3 (en) 2003-04-24
GB2372108A (en) 2002-08-14

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Legal Events

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase