Patent ID: 6122561
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
An apparatus for inspecting an optical device on an optical module, comprising:an optical platform having a top surface divided into an X-Y Cartesian grid;an inspection station disposed along a top of said optical platform having an optical device interface located at a predetermined X-Y coordinate along said Cartesian coordinate grid, said optical device interface located a fixed distance above the top surface of said optical platform;an optical module carrier for holding the optical module, said optical module carrier positioning said optical device at a distance above the optical platform equal to the fixed distance said optical device interface is located above the top surface of the optical platform; andmeans for automatically conveying the optical module along a top surface of said optical platform to the predetermined X-Y coordinate where said optical interface of said inspection station is located to thereby substantially collocate said optical device and said optical interface of said inspection station in three-dimensional space.