Fiber optic connector having a microelectromechanical positioning apparatus and an associated fabrication method

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PATENT NO 6124663
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09382790

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A fiber optic connector is provided that is capable of precisely aligning an optical fiber with another optical element by using a MEMS positioning apparatus subsystem capable of being manufactured in an affordable, repeatable and reliable manner which can precisely microposition an optical fiber relative to another optical element in each of the X, Y and Z directions.

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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY354 WHITAKER LABORATORY 5 EAST PACKER AVENUE BETHLEHEM PA 18015

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Dhuler, Vijayakumar R Raleigh, NC 28 1821
Haake, John M St. Charles, MO 25 908
Wood, Robert L Cary, NC 81 2836

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