Dual fiber collimator assembly pointing control

Optical waveguides – With disengagable mechanical connector – Structure surrounding optical fiber-to-fiber connection

Reexamination Certificate

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C385S024000, C385S033000, C385S036000, C385S016000, C385S018000

Type

Reexamination Certificate

Status

active

Patent number

06860644

Description

ABSTRACT:
Generally, the present invention relates to a fiber optic device that is easier to align than conventional devices, and to a method for aligning such devices. An embodiment of the invention includes a first focusing element having an optical axis and a first focal length, and a first optical fiber optically coupled to a first side of the first focusing element. The first optical fiber is disposed at a first transverse distance from the optical axis so that light from the first optical fiber propagates on a second side of the first focusing element as a substantially collimated beam at a first angle to the optical axis. A wedged optical element is optically coupled to the second side of the first focusing element and deviates the substantially collimated beam so as to propagate in a direction substantially parallel to the optical axis.

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