Patent ID: 6247852
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A method comprising the steps of:fixing a first laser source to a first housing using a first manufacturing process;fixing a first optical fiber to a first housing using a second manufacturing process;wherein after the first laser source and first optical fiber have been fixed to the first housing, the first laser source lies at a first position relative to the first optical fiber, and wherein the first laser source, the first optical fiber, and the first housing comprise a first sample;applying a first force to the first sample;determining after the first force has been applied, but before a second force has been applied, whether the first laser source lies within a first range of the first position relative to the first optical fiber;applying the second force to the first sample;determining after the second force has been applied whether the first laser source lies within the first range of the first position relative to the first optical fiber;wherein the first force is different from the second force;and producing an indication of acceptability of the first sample if the first laser source lies within the first range of the first position relative to the first optical fiber after the first force has been applied but before the second force has been applied, and if the first laser source lies within the first range of the first position relative to the first optical fiber after the second force has been applied.