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Caption: Figure 29.
The fiber alignment fixture (left) has a camera and microscope mounted at one end on a manual micrometer stage and a motorized fiber adjustment stage at the other. Between them, the robot mounts in a vee-and-flange, which we designed for functional similarity to the true focal plate interface, while allowing installation and removal using a simple toggle clamp, with no rotation of the assembly required along its screw threads. At the motorized stage, the fiber is gripped by another toggle clamp actuating a pivot arm with a soft foam grip. Temporary ø 0.9 mm furcation tubing is used to assist us in sliding the fiber through the mechanical assembly. At the upper right is a closer view of the spring-loaded vee-and-flange clamping interface. At the lower right, a calibration rod is loaded in the clamp.
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