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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2023
Ram Photonics Industrial, Llc, Webster, NY (US);
Joseph Lawson, Rochester, NY (US);
RAM Photonics Industrial, LLC, Webster, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems that can be used for aligning and positioning of an optical fiber are provided herein. For example, an optical fiber alignment and positioning system including a vacuum stage may be provided. The vacuum stage may include a vacuum inlet operable to be in fluid communication with a vacuum source and one or more passages extending through the vacuum stage. The vacuum stage may include an optical fiber channel. A plurality of vacuum ports may pass through the optical fiber channel. The optical fiber channel may include a directional friction surface. The directional friction surface may include a first friction factor in a first direction and a second friction factor in a second direction. The directional friction surface may contact a portion of the optical fiber and may allow movement in the second direction but resist movement of the optical fiber in the first direction.