Alignment of fiber optic bundle to array waveguide using pins

A device and method for aligning a fiber optic bundle with an array waveguide uses pins that partially extend into both the fiber optic bundle and the array waveguide to achieve course alignment. In one embodiment, the pins are inserted into holes formed by V-grooves in the fiber optic bundle. Finel...

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1. Verfasser: Crafts, Douglas E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A device and method for aligning a fiber optic bundle with an array waveguide uses pins that partially extend into both the fiber optic bundle and the array waveguide to achieve course alignment. In one embodiment, the pins are inserted into holes formed by V-grooves in the fiber optic bundle. Finely aligning the fiber optic bundle and the array waveguide may be done by manual adjustment.