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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Brown, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Jeffrey E. Leclaire, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Huizong Lu, Coral Springs, FL (US);
John L. Sullivan, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Zygo Corporation, Middlefield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
A method of aligning fibers on a substrate includes placing a grooved substrate on a base next to an opening formed through a top surface of the base, flowing air through the opening to draw the plurality of fibers down towards the top surface of the substrate or base, placing a set of fibers to extend over the substrate or base and over the opening and bonding the plurality of fibers to the substrate.