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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Larry E. Mckinley, San Diego, CA (US);
Blair R. Dobbie, Roanoke, VA (US);
Charles Dale Willey, Roanoke, VA (US);
Larry E. McKinley, San Diego, CA (US);
Blair R. Dobbie, Roanoke, VA (US);
Charles Dale Willey, Roanoke, VA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method of mounting a fiber optic unit to a photosensor. The photosensor is mounted to a first carrier. A first end of the fiber optic unit is bonded to the photosensor to create a joint between the fiber optic unit and the photosensor. A second end of the fiber optic unit is mounted to a second carrier. The joint between the fiber optic unit and the photosensor is compressed. This compressing step strengthens the bond between the fiber optic unit and the photosensor.