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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:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2005
Applicants:
James Tatum, Plano, TX (US);
James Guenter, Garland, TX (US);
Jack Gilkerson, Wylie, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for aligning optical components based on coupled optical power and encircled flux is described. In one embodiment of the invention, coupled power and encircled flux is measured corresponding to multiple locations of a first optical component relative to a second optical element. The measured coupled power and encircled flux values are analyzed and an appropriate location of the first optical component relative to the second optical component is selected.