Patent ID: 6768844
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A method, comprising the steps of:fixedly mounting first and second optical elements in respective predetermined operational positions on a support member; transmitting radiation along an optical path so that the radiation is optically influenced by said first optical element, thereafter reaches and is optically influenced by said second optical element, and thereafter reaches an end portion of an optical fiber; adjusting a position of said end portion with respect to said second optical element while monitoring the amount of the radiation from said optical path which enters said end portion, until said end portion is disposed in a selected position with respect to said second optical element; and thereafter fixing said end portion in said selected position with respect to said second optical element; including the step of selecting as said first optical element a filter which is transmissive to a portion of the radiation traveling along said optical path and which reflects a portion of the radiation traveling along said optical path; including the step of configuring said support member to include a base member and a further member which is fixedly supported on said base member; and including the step of supporting said filter on said further member and said second optical element on said base member.