METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING FIBER OPTICS WITH OPTICAL ELEMENTS

摘要

The current invention provides a method and apparatus for aligning optical components (100, 102, 104) including lenses, filters, lasers, fiber optics, etc. It may be used advantageously for aligning a fiber optic (100) with active or passive optical components (102, 104). It is inexpensive to fabricate, does away with the need for expensive setup equipment aligns optical components with a high degree of accuracy and permanence, and has a small form factor. The apparatus includes a frame (110) and at least one sleeve (112, 114, 120, 122). The frame defines a frame bore along a longitudinal axis (160) thereof. The at least one sleeve defines an eccentric bore configured to contain a respective one of first optic elements (100, 104). The at least one sleeve (112, 114, 120, 122) is rotatably coupled with respect to the frame bore to align the first and second optic elements (100, 104) in a plane intersected by the optical axis (160).