Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
Apparatus for aligning an optical fiber with a light source or photodetector comprising: a substrate; means for mounting said light source or photodetector on said substrate; and means for mounting said optical fiber on said substrate such that said optical fiber is aligned with said light source or photodetector to permit coupling of light therewith, said mounting means having a sloping surface set at an angle to the plane of said substrate, said optical fiber being cemented onto the sloping surface which aligns it with said light source or photodetector, and said sloping surface being tangent to an outer surface of said optical fiber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
Apparatus for aligning an optical fiber with a light source or photodetector comprising: a substrate; means for mounting said light source or photodetector on said substrate; and means for mounting said optical fiber on said substrate such that said optical fiber is aligned with said light source or photodetector to permit coupling of light therewith, said mounting means having a sloping surface set at an angle to the plane of said substrate, said optical fiber being cemented onto the sloping surface which aligns it with said light source or photodetector, and said sloping surface being tangent to an outer surface of said optical fiber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said mounting means for said optical fiber is cemented to said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said mounting means for said optical fiber is transparent to light of at least one range of frequencies and the cements which secure said optical fiber to said mounting means and said mounting means to said substrate are cured by light having frequencies within said range of frequencies.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said range of frequencies is the ultraviolet frequencies.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of aligning an optical fiber with a light source or photodetector comprising the steps of: mounting said light source or photodetector on a substrate; aligning an optical fiber with said light source or photodetector so as to achieve a desired optical coupling between said light source or photodetector and said fiber, placing under said fiber a support having a first surface in contact with said substrate and a second surface at an angle to said first surface, said second surface being tangent to an outer surface of said optical fiber, and cementing said optical fiber to the second surface of said support and cementing said first surface of said support to said substrate.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of aligning an optical fiber with a light source or photodetector comprising the steps of: mounting said light source or photodetector on a substrate; aligning an optical fiber with said light source or photodetector so as to achieve a desired optical coupling between said light source or photodetector and said fiber, placing under said fiber a support having a first surface in contact with said substrate and a second surface at an angle to said first surface, said second surface being tangent to an outer surface of said optical fiber, and cementing said optical fiber to the second surface of said support and cementing said first surface of said support to said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said cements are cured by light radiation further comprising the steps of irradiating said elements with such radiation.