Optical waveguides – With splice – Alignment of fiber ends prior to splicing
Patent
1990-03-12
1991-11-19
Lee, John D.
Optical waveguides
With splice
Alignment of fiber ends prior to splicing
428 349, 385 96, G02B 636
Patent
active
050660918
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a device and method for precise positioning, or alignment of two or more articles with respect to each other. The device comprises a Unistructural Mass of Inherent Memory Polymer with two or more internal cavities which have inherent shapes with at least one cross-sectional configuration which is congruent to a cross-sectional configuration shape of the said article(s) in the positioned or aligned position(s). The unistructural mass cavities have cross-sectional configurations which are the same or smaller than those corresponding to the positions of the articles. The unistructural mass also includes at least one separate access cavity. It is deformed such that the articles can be readily inserted into the corresponding cavities. Once the articles are inserted into their corresponding cavities, the inherent memory polymer is returned to its inherent shape by non-mechanical stimulus to force the articles into precisely defined position and inspectional or operational access to the article(s) at or near the alignment portions is available through the separate access hole.
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Delahanty Francis T.
Stoy George P.
Stoy Vladimir A.
Glynn Kenneth P.
Kingston Technologies, Inc.
Lee John D.
Ngo John
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