CA1127889A - Distributive couplers for fiber optics - Google Patents
Distributive couplers for fiber opticsInfo
- Publication number
- CA1127889A CA1127889A CA334,817A CA334817A CA1127889A CA 1127889 A CA1127889 A CA 1127889A CA 334817 A CA334817 A CA 334817A CA 1127889 A CA1127889 A CA 1127889A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- light
- optical fibers
- optical
- coupler
- housing
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 62
- 239000013307 optical fiber Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 160
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 65
- 230000008093 supporting effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 35
- 238000007493 shaping process Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 20
- 238000005286 illumination Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 16
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 claims description 41
- 238000004891 communication Methods 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 claims description 4
- 230000008878 coupling Effects 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000010168 coupling process Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000005859 coupling reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 abstract description 9
- 239000004593 Epoxy Substances 0.000 description 5
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 4
- RZVAJINKPMORJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Acetaminophen Chemical compound CC(=O)NC1=CC=C(O)C=C1 RZVAJINKPMORJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 230000000712 assembly Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000000429 assembly Methods 0.000 description 2
- 108010066979 Interleukin-27 Proteins 0.000 description 1
- 102100031789 Myeloid-derived growth factor Human genes 0.000 description 1
- 241000193803 Therea Species 0.000 description 1
- 238000007792 addition Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000004364 calculation method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052729 chemical element Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000001514 detection method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 229920000136 polysorbate Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 238000009877 rendering Methods 0.000 description 1
- 210000005239 tubule Anatomy 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- 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
-
- 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
- G02B6/2848—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 having refractive means, e.g. imaging elements between light guides as splitting, branching and/or combining devices, e.g. lenses, holograms
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US93858578A | 1978-08-31 | 1978-08-31 | |
| US938,585 | 1978-08-31 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1127889A true CA1127889A (en) | 1982-07-20 |
Family
ID=25471632
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA334,817A Expired CA1127889A (en) | 1978-08-31 | 1979-08-30 | Distributive couplers for fiber optics |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (2) | JPS5535396A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| CA (1) | CA1127889A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| DE (1) | DE2934153A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| FR (1) | FR2435059A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| GB (1) | GB2029046B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4365864A (en) | 1979-08-10 | 1982-12-28 | National Research Development Corporation | Optical fibre multiport couplers |
| US4398791A (en) * | 1981-02-09 | 1983-08-16 | Litton Systems, Inc. | Single channel optical slip ring |
| FR2551887B1 (fr) * | 1983-09-09 | 1987-02-20 | Sopelem | Dispositif de couplage de cables de fibres optiques |
| JP2503622B2 (ja) * | 1989-01-27 | 1996-06-05 | 日立電線株式会社 | 光スタ―カプラ装置 |
| GB8902797D0 (en) * | 1989-02-08 | 1989-03-30 | Stc Plc | Optical fibre star coupler |
| GB2283334B (en) * | 1991-12-27 | 1996-07-17 | Seiko Giken Kk | Optic fibre light diverging/converging device having ferrules |
| GB2289955B (en) * | 1991-12-27 | 1996-07-17 | Seiko Giken Kk | Optical fibre light diverging/converging device having ferrules |
| CN107842778A (zh) * | 2017-11-28 | 2018-03-27 | 重庆光遥光电科技有限公司 | 一种照明角度可调的筒灯 |
Family Cites Families (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3508807A (en) * | 1967-10-27 | 1970-04-28 | Ford Motor Co | Light pipe connector |
| JPS4861156A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1971-12-01 | 1973-08-27 | ||
| CH564889A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1973-11-28 | 1975-07-31 | Patelhold Patentverwertung | |
| US3883223A (en) * | 1974-04-08 | 1975-05-13 | Corning Glass Works | Coupler for optical communication system |
| US3912364A (en) * | 1974-04-08 | 1975-10-14 | Corning Glass Works | Mixer for optical waveguide bundle |
| DE2522763A1 (de) * | 1975-05-22 | 1976-12-02 | Siemens Ag | Vorrichtung zur verbindung zweier lichtleitfaserkabeln und verfahren zur herstellung der vorrichtung |
| GB1537477A (en) * | 1975-11-14 | 1978-12-29 | Post Office | Dielectric optical waveguide couplings |
| GB1579027A (en) * | 1976-05-25 | 1980-11-12 | Combined Optical Ind Ltd | Fibre optic waveguide connectors |
| US4111524A (en) * | 1977-04-14 | 1978-09-05 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Wavelength division multiplexer |
-
1979
- 1979-08-21 GB GB7929030A patent/GB2029046B/en not_active Expired
- 1979-08-23 DE DE19792934153 patent/DE2934153A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1979-08-29 JP JP10926279A patent/JPS5535396A/ja active Pending
- 1979-08-30 FR FR7922349A patent/FR2435059A1/fr active Granted
- 1979-08-30 CA CA334,817A patent/CA1127889A/en not_active Expired
-
1987
- 1987-09-14 JP JP13948187U patent/JPS63109906U/ja active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FR2435059B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1984-02-03 |
| FR2435059A1 (fr) | 1980-03-28 |
| JPS63109906U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1988-07-15 |
| DE2934153A1 (de) | 1980-03-13 |
| JPS5535396A (en) | 1980-03-12 |
| GB2029046B (en) | 1982-11-17 |
| GB2029046A (en) | 1980-03-12 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| CA1154987A (en) | Fiber optics commmunications modules | |
| US4215937A (en) | Method and apparatus for detecting optimum alignment of optical fibers in a connector arrangement | |
| US4781431A (en) | Lensed optical connector | |
| US4329017A (en) | Fiber optics communications modules | |
| US4626069A (en) | Optical power divider | |
| US4993796A (en) | Fiber optics communication modules | |
| US4124272A (en) | Rotary fiber optic waveguide coupling | |
| EP0804748B1 (en) | Optical coupler | |
| US4519670A (en) | Light-rotation coupling for a plurality of channels | |
| Nicia | Lens coupling in fiber-optic devices: efficiency limits | |
| GB2301197A (en) | In line two pass fibre optic rotary joint | |
| US5137351A (en) | Optical time domain reflectometer for selective testing of optical fibers with different core diameters | |
| CA1260163A (en) | Wave-division multiplex component for an optical network comprising monomode transmission fibers | |
| CA1127889A (en) | Distributive couplers for fiber optics | |
| US4605281A (en) | Self-aligning fiber optic connector | |
| US4842355A (en) | Multichannel optical rotary joint for well logging usage | |
| US4910539A (en) | RF frequency fiber optic power coupling device | |
| US4600267A (en) | Optical distributor | |
| CA1258388A (en) | Optical fibre connector | |
| GB2032132A (en) | Optical waveguide branching elements | |
| US4798428A (en) | Fiber optic coupling system | |
| EP0185360B1 (en) | Optical-fibre coupler | |
| ES8608694A1 (es) | Procedimiento y aparato para alinear la propagacion de un haz luminoso | |
| US4318586A (en) | Distributive couplers for fiber optics | |
| US5504828A (en) | Apparatus for extending bandwidth of large core fiber optic transmission links |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKEX | Expiry |