DE60029125D1 - Aktive glasfaserausrichtung mit plastisch verformbarer halteeinrichtung - Google Patents

Aktive glasfaserausrichtung mit plastisch verformbarer halteeinrichtung

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DE60029125D1
DE60029125D1 DE60029125T DE60029125T DE60029125D1 DE 60029125 D1 DE60029125 D1 DE 60029125D1 DE 60029125 T DE60029125 T DE 60029125T DE 60029125 T DE60029125 T DE 60029125T DE 60029125 D1 DE60029125 D1 DE 60029125D1
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glass fiber
holding device
plastically deformable
fiber alignment
active glass
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C Flanders
S Whitney
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Axsun Technologies LLC
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DE60029125T 1999-11-15 2000-11-14 Aktive glasfaserausrichtung mit plastisch verformbarer halteeinrichtung Expired - Fee Related DE60029125T2 (de)

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US16543199P 1999-11-15 1999-11-15
US165431P 1999-11-15
US18692500P 2000-03-03 2000-03-03
US186925P 2000-03-03
US648148 2000-08-25
US09/648,148 US6559464B1 (en) 1999-11-15 2000-08-25 Optical system active alignment process including alignment structure attach, position search, and deformation
PCT/US2000/031175 WO2001037019A2 (en) 1999-11-15 2000-11-14 Optical fiber active alignment process using support device with plastic deformation

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CN1390313A (zh) 2003-01-08
AU3634401A (en) 2001-05-30
CN1171105C (zh) 2004-10-13
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