Method and apparatus for a fiber optic housing and aligning device
View Patent ↗The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for a fiber optic housing and aligning device. In one embodiment, a fiber optic housing and aligning device is provided. The device includes a housing having an opening in a wall thereof, the wall having a curved surface; a tubular casing comprising a ring therearound, the ring having a curved surface which mates with the curved surface of the housing so that the casing is directionally adjustable relative to the housing; and a collimator disposed within the casing, wherein the ring and the wall are configured to be permanently fixed to one another.
1. A method for assembling a fiber optic housing and aligning device, comprising:
providing a housing having an opening in a wall thereof, the wall having a curved surface;
providing a tubular casing comprising a ring therearound, the ring having a curved surface which mates with the curved surface of the housing so that the tubular casing is directionally adjustable relative to the housing;
inserting a collimator into the casing;
aligning the collimator with the housing;
applying a bonding material between the collimator and the casing;
applying the bonding material between the casing and the housing; and
providing an optical fiber and coupling the optical fiber to the collimator.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising temporarily fixing the collimator to the casing.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the collimator is temporarily fixed to the casing using a UV curable epoxy.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising curing the bonding material between the casing and the housing.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of curing comprises inserting the casing and the housing into an oven and baking the casing and the housing in the oven.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of aligning comprises adjusting an angular position of the casing relative to the housing.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of aligning comprises adjusting a position of the collimator within the casing.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bonding material is epoxy.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the casing is cylindrical and the ring is circular.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ring is located proximate a center of the casing.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the casing has an aperture formed through a wall thereof.
12. A fiber optic housing and aligning device, comprising:
a housing having an opening in a wall thereof, the wall having a curved surface;
a tubular casing comprising a ring therearound, the ring having a curved surface which mates with the curved surface of the housing so that the casing is directionally adjustable relative to the housing, wherein the casing includes a first and a second aperture formed through a wall thereof;
a collimator disposed within the casing,
wherein the ring and the wall are configured to be permanently fixed to one another; and
an optical fiber coupled to the collimator.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the casing is cylindrical and the ring is circular.
14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the ring is located proximate a center of the casing.
15. The device of claim 12 , wherein the ring and the wall are permanently fixed to one another with epoxy.
16. The device of claim 12 further comprising a second optical fiber coupled to the collimator.