Fiber alignment apparatus and method

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:871107

Kravitz, Stanley H ^[1]; Warren, Mial Evans ^[2]; Armendariz, Marcelino Guadalupe ^[2]

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1. Placitas, NM
2. Albuquerque, NM

A fiber alignment apparatus includes a micro-machined nickel spring that captures and locks arrays of single mode fibers into position. The design consists of a movable nickel leaf shaped spring and a fixed pocket where fibers are held. The fiber is slid between the spring and a fixed block, which tensions the spring. When the fiber reaches the pocket, it automatically falls into the pocket and is held by the pressure of the leaf spring.

• Research Organization: AT&T
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 5659647
• OSTI ID: 871107
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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