AU613277B2 - Optical fiber coupling device and method for its use - Google Patents

Optical fiber coupling device and method for its use

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AU613277B2
AU613277B2 AU60909/90A AU6090990A AU613277B2 AU 613277 B2 AU613277 B2 AU 613277B2 AU 60909/90 A AU60909/90 A AU 60909/90A AU 6090990 A AU6090990 A AU 6090990A AU 613277 B2 AU613277 B2 AU 613277B2
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optical fiber
coupling device
fiber coupling
optical
fiber
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Shawn J. Morrison
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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Northern Telecom Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/30—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides
    • G01M11/35—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides in which light is transversely coupled into or out of the fibre or waveguide, e.g. using integrating spheres
    • 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
    • G02B6/4287—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide
    • G02B6/4289—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide by inducing bending, microbending or macrobending, to the light guide
    • 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
    • G02B6/4256—Details of housings
    • G02B6/4257—Details of housings having a supporting carrier or a mounting substrate or a mounting plate
    • G02B6/4259—Details of housings having a supporting carrier or a mounting substrate or a mounting plate of the transparent type
    • 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
    • G02B6/4286—Optical modules with optical power monitoring

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU60909/90A 1989-09-27 1990-08-13 Optical fiber coupling device and method for its use Ceased AU613277B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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CA613580 1989-09-27
CA000613580A CA1312757C (en) 1989-09-27 1989-09-27 Optical fiber coupling device and method for its use

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AU6090990A AU6090990A (en) 1991-04-26
AU613277B2 true AU613277B2 (en) 1991-07-25

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AU (1) AU613277B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1312757C (en)
GB (1) GB2236405B (en)

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GB9018133D0 (en) 1990-10-03
GB2236405B (en) 1993-07-21
AU6090990A (en) 1991-04-26
US5009479A (en) 1991-04-23
GB2236405A (en) 1991-04-03
CA1312757C (en) 1993-01-19

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