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US 6,959,134 B2Granted
Measuring the position of passively aligned optical components
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsUt Tran, Hamid Eslampour
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Abstract
Optical components may be precisely positioned in three dimensions with respect to one another. A bonder which has the ability to precisely position the components in two dimensions can be utilized. The components may be equipped with contacts at different heights so that as the components come together in a third dimension, their relative positions can be sensed. This information may be fed back to the bonder to control the precise alignment in the third dimension.
Claims6
A method comprising:
- providing alignment between two optical components to be coupled;
- measuring the position of one component relative to the other by providing at least two distinct points of contact;
- and
- electrically determining whether one or both points of contact have made contact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.