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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Applicant:
André Lalonde, Allen, TX (US);
Inventor:
André Lalonde, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for testing optical components. The apparatus includes a component cavity. The component cavity includes a package portion generally including fit tolerances but otherwise including a similar size and shape of an optical component to be tested. The component cavity further includes an electrical interface portion that can hold electrical interface leads of the optical component. The apparatus further includes an optical fiber interface optically connected to the cavity. The optical fiber interface mates with an optical fiber. The optical fiber is connected optically to the optical component being tested.