Patent ID: 6935791

Claim:
A fiber optic module, comprising: a housing that defines interior and exterior regions of the fiber optic module, the housing having a target receiving aperture and a fiber receiving aperture, the fiber receiving aperture having a diameter; a positioning device that is attached to the housing and extends at least partially into the interior region of the module through the fiber receiving aperture, the positioning device having a central axis and comprising: an outer positioning member having an outer diameter that is approximately equal to the diameter of the fiber receiving aperture at a point where the positioning device is welded to the housing, and a first bore extending through at least a portion of the outer positioning member, the first bore having a first bore diameter and a first bore axis that is eccentric with respect to the central axis; an inner positioning member disposed at least partially within the first bore, the inner positioning member having an outer diameter that is approximately equal to the first bore diameter at the point where the positioning device is welded to the housing, and a second bore extending through at least a portion of the inner positioning member, the second bore having a second bore diameter and a second bore axis that is eccentric with respect to the first bore axis, the inner positioning member and the outer positioning member being free to rotate independently of one another about the central axis; and a ferrule extending at least partially through the second bore, the ferrule having an inner diameter, and outer diameter that is approximately equal to the second bore diameter at the point where the positioning device is welded to the housing, and an optical fiber that extends at least partially through the ferrule and is fixedly coupled thereto.