Patent ID: 6240220
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber package comprising:an optical fiber portion having at least one grating between a first fiber portion end and a second fiber portion end, the grating having an optical characteristic which varies with strain;a fiber support member comprising a base, a first rigid fiber holder body, and a second rigid fiber holder body, the base attached to the first fiber holder at a first joint, the base attached to the second fiber holder at a second joint, the first and second fiber holders coupled to the first and second ends of the optical fiber, respectively; anda control actuator having first and second surfaces, actuation of the control actuator displacing the first and second surfaces relative to each other, the first surface engaging the base and the second surface engaging the first and second fiber holders of the fiber support member, the actuation of said control actuator pivotally displacing the first and second fiber holders of the fiber support member about the first and second joints, respectively, such that a uniform strain is created in the optic fiber along the grating.