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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alastair M Glass, Rumson, NJ (US);
Ivan P Kaminow, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Donald H Olson, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9614 ;
Abstract
A means for aligning components of an optical system without the use of conventional optical equipment is disclosed. This means includes the use of a pair of electrodes in proximity with the light guiding portion of a pyroelectric system element. The absorption of light in the waveguide produces a current in the pyroelectric material tht is monitored at the electrodes. Alignment of the system components is achieved by adjusting their relative position to increase the monitored signal.