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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2002
Russell Mistretta Abbott, Riverside, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The system integrates an optical signal transmitter, an optical signal detector and a fiber optic cable plug connector into a unitary electronic device assembly. The electronic device, the transmitter and the detector are embedded in a substrate. The system uses an optical alignment subsystem to align the fiber optic cable connector to the substrate so that the fiber optic cable terminus is also aligned to the transmitter and detector (which are connected to the electronic device for data transfer therebetween) when the fiber optic cable is connected to the plug connector. The alignment subsystem includes a laser which backlights a hologram embedded in the transparent substrate producing an image. A camera mounted on the fiber optic cable plug connector receives the holographic image and transmits data representing that image to a microprocessor which compares it to reference image data and determines alignment parameters used to signal control units to adjust relative positioning of the connector and base to move them into alignment and move them together into a joined relationship.