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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Edward C. Gage, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Timothy S. Gardner, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ronald E. Gerber, Richfield, MN (US);
John J. Taranto, Mercerville, NJ (US);
Edward C. Gage, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Timothy S. Gardner, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ronald E. Gerber, Richfield, MN (US);
John J. Taranto, Mercerville, NJ (US);
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Generally, the present invention relates to a fiber optic device that is easier to align than conventional devices, and to a method for aligning such devices. An embodiment of the invention includes a first focusing element having an optical axis and a first focal length, and a first optical fiber optically coupled to a first side of the first focusing element. The first optical fiber is disposed at a first transverse distance from the optical axis so that light from the first optical fiber propagates on a second side of the first focusing element as a substantially collimated beam at a first angle to the optical axis. A wedged optical element is optically coupled to the second side of the first focusing element and deviates the substantially collimated beam so as to propagate in a direction substantially parallel to the optical axis.