Adjustment robot for fiber optics assemblies

Volker Guyenot; Christian Siebenhaar; Thomas Peschel; A. Gebhardt; Christoph Damm; Gerd Harnisch; Michael Thaut; Mathias Rohde; Bernd Maisenbacher; Bernd Nebendahl; Dennis Barnhart; Klaus Pieper

doi:10.1117/12.482176

9 September 2002 Adjustment robot for fiber optics assemblies

Volker Guyenot, Christian Siebenhaar, Thomas Peschel, A. Gebhardt, Christoph Damm, Gerd Harnisch, Michael Thaut, Mathias Rohde, Bernd Maisenbacher, Bernd Nebendahl, Dennis Barnhart, Klaus Pieper

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Proceedings Volume 4771, Optomechanical Design and Engineering 2002; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482176
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

Precise adjustment of the optical components may be achieved by stepped transfer of momentum via special stroke actuators (impulse hammers), which act onto a pre-stressed fiber- optical component. The motion of the component is controlled by a computer and a measurement device. The present paper discusses theory and experiment of this adjustment method, in particular motion behavior of pushed components under the influence of applied momentum, pre-stressing and frictional forces. Additionally it describes generically the wide application range of this adjustment method. In particular the article describes an innovative, automatic adjustment machine (robot) for the alignment of a single- mode fiber assembly, which was developed by the German Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF) in collaboration with Agilent Technologies Inc., a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The achieved adjustment accuracy for the fiber optical assembly is in a low micron range for the focusing motion and in a sub-micron for entering of the optics.

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Volker Guyenot, Christian Siebenhaar, Thomas Peschel, A. Gebhardt, Christoph Damm, Gerd Harnisch, Michael Thaut, Mathias Rohde, Bernd Maisenbacher, Bernd Nebendahl, Dennis Barnhart, and Klaus Pieper "Adjustment robot for fiber optics assemblies", Proc. SPIE 4771, Optomechanical Design and Engineering 2002, (9 September 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482176

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