Patent ID: 7298466

Claim:
A method for assembling optical components, the method comprising: angularly aligning a fiber subassembly and a laser subassembly to achieve a desired angular position of the fiber subassembly relative to the laser subassembly; transversely aligning the fiber subassembly and the laser subassembly to achieve a desired linear position of the fiber subassembly relative to the laser subassembly, while substantially maintaining the desired angular position; installing an intermediate part between the laser subassembly and the fiber subassembly such that a shaped surface on the intermediate part mates with a corresponding shaped surface on the fiber subassembly, whereby the intermediate part is configured to accommodate the desired angular position and the desired linear position and the intermediate part includes an aperture that allows a collimated beam produced by the laser subassembly to pass therethrough; and permanently assembling the fiber subassembly, the laser subassembly and the intermediate part, while substantially maintaining the desired angular position and the desired linear position.