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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Robert G. Wiley, Frankfurt, KY (US);
Brett G. Clark, Whites Creek, TN (US);
Jared Meitzler, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Robert G. Wiley, Frankfurt, KY (US);
Brett G. Clark, Whites Creek, TN (US);
Jared Meitzler, Spring Hill, TN (US);
3SAE Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
In accordance with various aspects of the present invention, provided is an extremely compact, simple, and cost-effective approach for aligning optical fibers in an optical fiber fusion splicer. The basis of this alignment method is an 'S'-Curve Piezo Bending Actuator. The device comprises a thin strip of elastically flexible material (such as spring steel, beryllium copper, or fiber reinforced polymer) that is coated in four areas with a piezoelectric material (such as barium titanate or other known compounds).