CA1302135C - Bidirectional coupler for three optical waveguides - Google Patents
Bidirectional coupler for three optical waveguidesInfo
- Publication number
- CA1302135C CA1302135C CA000560201A CA560201A CA1302135C CA 1302135 C CA1302135 C CA 1302135C CA 000560201 A CA000560201 A CA 000560201A CA 560201 A CA560201 A CA 560201A CA 1302135 C CA1302135 C CA 1302135C
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- coupler
- sections
- section
- notch
- optical fiber
- 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 - Lifetime
Links
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Classifications
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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
- G02B6/2817—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 reflective elements to split or combine optical signals
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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
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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
- G02B6/2852—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 tapping light guides arranged sidewardly, e.g. in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the bus light guides (light extraction or launching through cladding, with or without surface discontinuities, bent structures)
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT19544A/87 | 1987-03-02 | ||
| IT19544/87A IT1202608B (it) | 1987-03-02 | 1987-03-02 | Accoppiatore bidirezionale tra tre guide d'onda ottiche |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1302135C true CA1302135C (en) | 1992-06-02 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000560201A Expired - Lifetime CA1302135C (en) | 1987-03-02 | 1988-03-01 | Bidirectional coupler for three optical waveguides |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| BR (1) | BR8800970A (it) |
| CA (1) | CA1302135C (it) |
| GB (1) | GB2201806B (it) |
| IT (1) | IT1202608B (it) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10557990B2 (en) | 2017-11-27 | 2020-02-11 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | Dynamic photonic waveguide splitter/coupler |
Families Citing this family (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE3908530C1 (it) * | 1989-03-16 | 1990-08-09 | Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gmbh, 8012 Ottobrunn, De | |
| WO1996007117A1 (en) * | 1994-08-29 | 1996-03-07 | Akzo Nobel N.V. | Connector for polymeric optical waveguide structures |
| US20030072547A1 (en) * | 2001-10-11 | 2003-04-17 | Schott Optovance, Inc. | Three dimensional prism image guide system for optical signal transmission |
| US9658397B1 (en) * | 2016-03-25 | 2017-05-23 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | Embedded universal waveguide optical splitters/couplers |
Family Cites Families (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3901582A (en) * | 1974-11-29 | 1975-08-26 | Us Navy | Mirrored optical connector |
| FR2298806A1 (fr) * | 1975-01-22 | 1976-08-20 | Thomson Csf | Dispositif coupleur optique pour interconnexion de |
| CH599558A5 (it) * | 1976-03-16 | 1978-05-31 | Patelhold Patentverwertung | |
| US4176908A (en) * | 1977-12-14 | 1979-12-04 | Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated | Devices for monitoring, switching, attenuating or distributing light |
| US4346961A (en) * | 1979-04-02 | 1982-08-31 | The Boeing Company | Fiber optic T coupler |
| GB2059621B (en) * | 1979-09-25 | 1983-09-28 | Standard Telephones Cables Ltd | Optical fibre connector |
| US4447118A (en) * | 1981-09-21 | 1984-05-08 | The Boeing Company | Optical information transfer system |
| FR2525777B1 (fr) * | 1982-04-21 | 1985-11-15 | Renault | Coupleur lateral ou transversal pour fibres optiques |
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1987
- 1987-03-02 IT IT19544/87A patent/IT1202608B/it active
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1988
- 1988-02-29 GB GB8804733A patent/GB2201806B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-03-01 CA CA000560201A patent/CA1302135C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-03-02 BR BR8800970A patent/BR8800970A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10557990B2 (en) | 2017-11-27 | 2020-02-11 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | Dynamic photonic waveguide splitter/coupler |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| GB2201806B (en) | 1991-02-27 |
| IT8719544A0 (it) | 1987-03-02 |
| IT1202608B (it) | 1989-02-09 |
| GB2201806A (en) | 1988-09-07 |
| BR8800970A (pt) | 1988-10-11 |
| GB8804733D0 (en) | 1988-03-30 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKLA | Lapsed |