Active alignment photonics assembly

An active alignment photonics assembly actively couples optical energy between optical devices. An adjustable fiber or other optical carriers, carries an optical signal which is received at a detector where the power level of the optical signal is measured. Based on the power level measurement, the...

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Main Authors PALEN EDWARD J, HIRSCHBERG ALAN M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.03.2001
Edition7
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Summary:An active alignment photonics assembly actively couples optical energy between optical devices. An adjustable fiber or other optical carriers, carries an optical signal which is received at a detector where the power level of the optical signal is measured. Based on the power level measurement, the alignment of the fiber or other optical devices contained in the assembly are provided by an optical feed-back loop which controls the position of the fiber or other devices relative to the detector by use of microactuator mechanisms.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19980167198