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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2004
Dong-feng Gu, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Donald B. Taber, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Bruce K. Winker, Ventura, CA (US);
Dong-Feng Gu, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Donald B. Taber, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Bruce K. Winker, Ventura, CA (US);
Teledyne Licensing, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber coupling, for example, an optical switch, for coupling a light source with a light-receiving end face of an optical waveguide comprises a lens for focusing a light beam emitted from the light source at a focal point on the light-receiving end face of the optical waveguide. An adaptive coupler positioned in the optical path is responsive to a beam steering control signal for steering and aligning the focal point relative to the light-receiving end face of the optical waveguide.