Abstract: A method for aligning a ferrule-mounted optical fiber with the optical axis of an electro-optical device, including the following steps: providing an alignment marking with respect to the device in relation to the optical axis; providing an annular receptacle and a tubular alignment pin with a central passageway, having its proximal end slidably fitted in the annulus of the receptacle; aligning the proximal end of the alignment pin with the alignment marking; securing the device to the receptacle; removing the alignment pin from the receptacle; and inserting the ferrule-mounted optical fiber into the receptacle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 24, 2013
Date of Patent:
March 7, 2017
Assignee:
Quantum Elctro Opto Systems Sdn Bhd.
Inventors:
Idris Rahmat, Huan Sin Lee, Tuan Chin Teyo, Gabriel Walter