When finely aligning an optical fiber, attached in groove of a carrier, with a surface area of an optical element such as a laser, the plate-shaped carrier is plastically deformed by having suitable tools displace or act on the carrier at the end of the fiber, within a deformation region. For facilitating...http://www.google.com/patents/US6356688?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6356688 - Alignment of optical building elements
