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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory D. Goodno, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joshua E. Rothenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
James G. Ho, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dustin Guenther, La Mirada, CA (US);
Assignee:
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/15 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G02B 27/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/15 (2013.01); G02B 27/0927 (2013.01); G02B 27/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for fabricating an optical element. The system includes means for welding an array of fibers to the optical element, means for measuring an angle error and a position error of each fiber, means for calculating a correction for each fiber for the angle error and the position error and means for correcting the angle and position of each fiber using the calculated corrections.