AU556503B2 - An optical fibre coupler - Google Patents

An optical fibre coupler

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Publication number
AU556503B2
AU556503B2 AU12120/83A AU1212083A AU556503B2 AU 556503 B2 AU556503 B2 AU 556503B2 AU 12120/83 A AU12120/83 A AU 12120/83A AU 1212083 A AU1212083 A AU 1212083A AU 556503 B2 AU556503 B2 AU 556503B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
optical fibre
fibre coupler
coupler
optical
fibre
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Ceased
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AU12120/83A
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English (en)
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AU1212083A (en
Inventor
Frederick Thomas Mcduffee
Kent Austin Murphy
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Alcatel Lucent NV
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International Standard Electric 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
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2856—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers formed or shaped by thermal heating means, e.g. splitting, branching and/or combining 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2808—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using a mixing element which evenly distributes an input signal over a number of outputs

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU12120/83A 1982-03-11 1983-03-07 An optical fibre coupler Ceased AU556503B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US35711582A 1982-03-11 1982-03-11
US357115 1982-03-11

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AU1212083A AU1212083A (en) 1983-09-15
AU556503B2 true AU556503B2 (en) 1986-11-06

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AU12120/83A Ceased AU556503B2 (en) 1982-03-11 1983-03-07 An optical fibre coupler

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AU (1) AU556503B2 (it)
ES (1) ES520453A0 (it)
FR (1) FR2524154B1 (it)
GB (1) GB2136592B (it)
IT (1) IT1161113B (it)
NO (1) NO830809L (it)
ZA (1) ZA831705B (it)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU588351B2 (en) * 1985-07-30 1989-09-14 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Optical fused couplers

Families Citing this family (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0289578B1 (en) * 1986-11-14 1993-08-04 The Commonwealth Of Australia Fabrication of fibre optic components
EP0293416B1 (en) * 1986-11-14 1994-06-22 The Commonwealth Of Australia Fabrication of fibre optic components
GB8816521D0 (en) * 1988-07-12 1988-08-17 British Telecomm Optical star couplers
CN100399084C (zh) * 2005-09-15 2008-07-02 上海未来宽带技术及应用工程研究中心有限公司 一种分光/合光器的制作方法

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US4291940A (en) * 1977-06-13 1981-09-29 Canadian Patents & Development Ltd. Low loss access coupler for multimode optical fiber distribution systems
JPS55134803A (en) * 1979-04-09 1980-10-21 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Making method of optical fiber branching circuit
CA1123642A (en) * 1979-07-04 1982-05-18 Alexander W. Lightstone Multimode optical fiber coupler
CA1118621A (en) * 1979-11-01 1982-02-23 Lawrence C. Smyth Method and jig for making optical fiber couplers
US4336047A (en) * 1981-01-02 1982-06-22 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Method for fabricating single-mode and multimode fiber optic access couplers

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU588351B2 (en) * 1985-07-30 1989-09-14 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Optical fused couplers

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NO830809L (no) 1983-09-12
IT8320040A0 (it) 1983-03-11
GB2136592A (en) 1984-09-19
GB8306075D0 (en) 1983-04-07
ES8402948A1 (es) 1984-03-16
ZA831705B (en) 1984-01-25
GB2136592B (en) 1986-03-05
IT1161113B (it) 1987-03-11
FR2524154B1 (it) 1988-02-05
FR2524154A1 (it) 1983-09-30
AU1212083A (en) 1983-09-15
ES520453A0 (es) 1984-03-16

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