Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Michael S. Yastsko
  • Active alignment photonics assembly
    Patent number: 6205266
    Abstract: An active alignment photonics assembly actively couples optical energy between optical devices. An adjustable fiber or other optical carriers, carries an optical signal which is received at a detector where the power level of the optical signal is measured. Based on the power level measurement, the alignment of the fiber or other optical devices contained in the assembly are provided by an optical feed-back loop which controls the position of the fiber or other devices relative to the detector by use of microactuator mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Palen, Alan M. Hirschberg