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US 6,554,496 B1Granted
System and method for coupling beams into optical system across hermetic boundary
AssigneeAxsun Technologies, Inc.
InventorDale C. Flanders
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Abstract
Optical fiber endfaces are fixtured across a hermetic boundary from an optical system. Beams are transmitted between the system and the endfaces through a window structure in the walls of the hermetic package. A mounting block is used to secure the endfaces to a common bench. In one embodiment, a two-dimensional lens array is used.
Claims10
A system for coupling optical signal beams through a hermetic package of an optical device, the system comprising:
- a device bench;
- a hermetic package surrounding an optical system that is installed on the bench;
- a fixture for securing optical signal ports to the bench outside of the hermetic package;
- a window structure in a wall of the hermetic package enabling optical signal beams to be transmitted between an inside of the hermetic package and the optical signal ports;
- and
- a lens array substrate, separated from the window structure, the lens array substrate comprising lenses for coupling the optical signal beams between the optical signal ports and the optical system.
3 more elements
A system for coupling optical signal beams through a hermetic package of an optical device, the system comprising:
- bench means;
- package means surrounding an optical system that is installed on the bench means;
- fixture means for securing optical signal ports to the bench means outside of the package means;
- and
- window means in wall of the package means enabling optical signal beams to be transmitted between an inside of the package means and the optical signal ports;
- and
- a lens array, separated from the window means, for coupling the optical signal beams between the optical signal ports and the optical system.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.