AU2003248941B2 - A tapered optical fibre with a reflective coating at the tapered end - Google Patents

A tapered optical fibre with a reflective coating at the tapered end Download PDF

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AU2003248941B2
AU2003248941B2 AU2003248941A AU2003248941A AU2003248941B2 AU 2003248941 B2 AU2003248941 B2 AU 2003248941B2 AU 2003248941 A AU2003248941 A AU 2003248941A AU 2003248941 A AU2003248941 A AU 2003248941A AU 2003248941 B2 AU2003248941 B2 AU 2003248941B2
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Lee Douglas Miller
James Stephen Mulley
Thomas John Richards
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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
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/421—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical component consisting of a short length of fibre, e.g. fibre stub
    • 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/262—Optical details of coupling light into, or out of, or between fibre ends, e.g. special fibre end shapes or associated optical elements
    • 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
    • G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
    • G02B6/4203—Optical features

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GBGB0217538.8A GB0217538D0 (en) 2002-07-30 2002-07-30 An optical fibre
PCT/GB2003/003081 WO2004011977A1 (en) 2002-07-30 2003-07-15 A tapered optical fibre with a reflective coating at the tapered end

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US3756688A (en) * 1972-03-30 1973-09-04 Corning Glass Works Metallized coupler for optical waveguide light source
DE3625106A1 (de) * 1985-08-19 1987-02-26 Greiz Elelektroanlagen Faseroptischer reflextaster
JPH07311323A (ja) * 1994-05-17 1995-11-28 Seiko Giken:Kk 縮小された対面結合部をもつ光結合装置およびその製造方法
EP0763742A1 (en) * 1994-05-31 1997-03-19 Kanagawa Academy Of Science And Technology Optical fiber and its manufacture

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