DEVICE WITH INTERNAL ASYMMETRICAL FEATURES FOR ROTATIONAL ALIGNMENT OF NON-SYMMETRICAL ARTICLES

摘要

A device for use in the rotational alignment of non-symmetrical articles, such as non-cylindrically symmetrical optical elements which transmit and/or emit polarized light. In one embodiment, the current invention provides an optical fiber connector assembly which utilizes internal asymmetrical alignment features to optimize the rotational alignment of the polarization axes of an optical fiber element with respect to a rotational orientation-indicating reference on the connector.