AU632703B2 - Optical fiber connecting device including attenuator - Google Patents

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AU632703B2
AU632703B2 AU81509/91A AU8150991A AU632703B2 AU 632703 B2 AU632703 B2 AU 632703B2 AU 81509/91 A AU81509/91 A AU 81509/91A AU 8150991 A AU8150991 A AU 8150991A AU 632703 B2 AU632703 B2 AU 632703B2
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sleeve
optical fiber
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Ray R. Cammons
A. Wallace Carlisle
Norman Roger Lampert
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AT&T 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • 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
    • G02B6/264—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting
    • G02B6/266—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting the optical element being an attenuator

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU81509/91A 1990-08-13 1991-07-30 Optical fiber connecting device including attenuator Ceased AU632703B2 (en)

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US566588 1990-08-13
US07/566,588 US5082345A (en) 1990-08-13 1990-08-13 Optical fiber connecting device including attenuator

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AU632703B2 true AU632703B2 (en) 1993-01-07

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EP (1) EP0475572B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPH0812298B2 (enExample)
KR (1) KR100233766B1 (enExample)
CN (1) CN1024949C (enExample)
AU (1) AU632703B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2047374C (enExample)
DE (1) DE69113940T2 (enExample)
DK (1) DK0475572T3 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2078449T3 (enExample)
HK (1) HK88596A (enExample)
MX (1) MX174461B (enExample)
TW (1) TW240295B (enExample)

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EP0475572B1 (en) 1995-10-18
US5082345A (en) 1992-01-21
JPH04254804A (ja) 1992-09-10
CA2047374A1 (en) 1992-02-14
JPH0812298B2 (ja) 1996-02-07
DE69113940D1 (de) 1995-11-23
DE69113940T2 (de) 1996-04-11
TW240295B (enExample) 1995-02-11
KR100233766B1 (ko) 1999-12-01
ES2078449T3 (es) 1995-12-16
HK88596A (en) 1996-05-31
MX174461B (es) 1994-05-17
DK0475572T3 (da) 1995-11-27
CN1062215A (zh) 1992-06-24
AU8150991A (en) 1992-02-20
CA2047374C (en) 1994-06-14
EP0475572A1 (en) 1992-03-18
CN1024949C (zh) 1994-06-08

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