Patent ID: 6798943
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A method, comprising the steps of:supporting a plurality of optical parts on a base; adjusting a lens section to a selected position with respect to said base, said lens section including a support portion made of an optically transmissive material, and including a plurality of lens portions made of an optically transmissive material and provided at spaced locations on a first side of said support portion, wherein in said selected position said lens portions are each aligned with a respective said optical part; fixedly securing said lens section in said selected position with respect to said base; positioning an end of each of a plurality of optical fibers to be adjacent said support portion on a second side thereof opposite from said first side, and to be in an alignment position with respect to a respective said lens portion; and fixedly attaching said end of each said fiber to said second side of said support portion.