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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Patrick Joseph Hughes, Berrings Village, IE;
Grace Marie Jordan, Dublin, IE;
Alan Michael Lyons, Malahide, IE;
Inventors:
Patrick Joseph Hughes, Berrings Village, IE;
Grace Marie Jordan, Dublin, IE;
Alan Michael Lyons, Malahide, IE;
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0891 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 6/3508 (2013.01); G02B 6/3526 (2013.01); G02B 6/3588 (2013.01); G02B 6/4226 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method, apparatus and system for self-aligning components, sub-assemblies and/or assemblies wherein actuators are used to physically move the components, sub-assemblies and/or assemblies such that an appropriate alignment is provided. The efficiency of the alignment may be determined with respect to a qualitative measurement (e.g., bit error rate, optical intensity and the like) of an output signal.