AU2001259859A1 - Fiber optic taper coupled position sensing module - Google Patents

Fiber optic taper coupled position sensing module

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AU2001259859A1
AU2001259859A1 AU2001259859A AU5985901A AU2001259859A1 AU 2001259859 A1 AU2001259859 A1 AU 2001259859A1 AU 2001259859 A AU2001259859 A AU 2001259859A AU 5985901 A AU5985901 A AU 5985901A AU 2001259859 A1 AU2001259859 A1 AU 2001259859A1
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fiber optic
sensing module
position sensing
coupled position
optic taper
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AU2001259859A
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Albert W. Kongable
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Lockheed Martin Corp
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Lockheed Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • G02B6/425—Optical features
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
AU2001259859A 2000-05-22 2001-05-16 Fiber optic taper coupled position sensing module Abandoned AU2001259859A1 (en)

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US09575461 2000-05-22
US09/575,461 US6438296B1 (en) 2000-05-22 2000-05-22 Fiber optic taper coupled position sensing module
PCT/US2001/040733 WO2001090692A1 (en) 2000-05-22 2001-05-16 Fiber optic taper coupled position sensing module

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EP (1) EP1305569B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001259859A1 (en)
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WO (1) WO2001090692A1 (en)

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US6438296B1 (en) 2002-08-20
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