Method of coupling optical fiber or fiber array with optical active component
AssigneePrime World International Holdings Ltd.
InventorsChin-Lung Cheng, Chien Yin Tung
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Abstract
A method of coupling an optical fiber with an optical active component is disclosed. An active area of the optical active component is recognized. The active area of the optical active component is specified with an active pair of reference coordinates. Positioning the core end facet of the optical fiber according to the active pair of reference coordinates could be performed thereafter.
Claims14
A method of coupling an optical fiber with an optical active component, the method comprising:
- recognizing an active area of the optical active component within an image captured by a camera;
- specifying the active area of the optical active component with an active pair of reference coordinates based on the recognized active area of the optical component within the captured image;
- positioning a core end facet of the optical fiber according to the active pair of reference coordinates;
- recognizing the core end facet of the optical fiber within the captured image;
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- specifying the core end facet of the optical fiber with a core pair of reference coordinates based on the recognized core end facet of the optical fiber within the captured image.
A method of coupling a fiber array with a first optical active component and a second optical active component, the fiber array comprising a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, the method comprising:
- recognizing an active area of the first optical active component and an active area of the second optical active component;
- specifying the active area of the first optical active component with a first active pair of reference coordinates;
- specifying the active area of the second optical active component with a second active pair of reference coordinates;
- positioning a core end facet of the first optical fiber according to the first active pair of reference coordinates and a core end facet of the second optical fiber according to the second active pair of reference coordinates;
- recognizing the core end facet of the first optical fiber and the core end facet of the second optical fiber;
- specifying the core end facet of the first optical fiber with a first core pair of reference coordinates;
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- specifying the core end facet of the second optical fiber with a second core pair of reference coordinates;
- wherein positioning the core end facet of the first optical fiber according to the first active pair of reference coordinates and the core end facet of the second optical fiber according to the second active pair of reference coordinates further comprises:
- rotating the fiber array to enable a line segment between the first core pair of reference coordinates and the second core pair of reference coordinates to be in parallel to a line segment between the first active pair of reference coordinates and the second active pair of reference coordinates.
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