DE3750137T2 - Herstellung von faseroptischen komponenten. - Google Patents

Herstellung von faseroptischen komponenten.

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DE3750137T2
DE3750137T2 DE3750137T DE3750137T DE3750137T2 DE 3750137 T2 DE3750137 T2 DE 3750137T2 DE 3750137 T DE3750137 T DE 3750137T DE 3750137 T DE3750137 T DE 3750137T DE 3750137 T2 DE3750137 T2 DE 3750137T2
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David Thorncraft
David Kennedy
Scott Rashleigh
Timothy Dabbs
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Commonwealth of Australia Department of Industry and Commerce
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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
    • G02B6/2821—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 lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals
    • G02B6/2835—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 lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals formed or shaped by thermal treatment, e.g. couplers
    • 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
    • G02B6/3616—Holders, macro size fixtures for mechanically holding or positioning fibres, e.g. on an optical bench

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
DE3750137T 1986-11-14 1987-11-09 Herstellung von faseroptischen komponenten. Expired - Fee Related DE3750137T2 (de)

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AUPH898186 1986-11-14
PCT/AU1987/000380 WO1988003661A1 (en) 1986-11-14 1987-11-09 Fabrication of fibre optic components

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DE3750137D1 DE3750137D1 (de) 1994-07-28
DE3750137T2 true DE3750137T2 (de) 1994-10-27

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DE3750137T Expired - Fee Related DE3750137T2 (de) 1986-11-14 1987-11-09 Herstellung von faseroptischen komponenten.

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US (1) US4957338A (de)
EP (1) EP0293416B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH01501820A (de)
AT (1) ATE107779T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1308912C (de)
DE (1) DE3750137T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1988003661A1 (de)

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ATE107779T1 (de) 1994-07-15
EP0293416B1 (de) 1994-06-22
EP0293416A4 (en) 1990-09-26
JPH01501820A (ja) 1989-06-22
CA1308912C (en) 1992-10-20
US4957338A (en) 1990-09-18
DE3750137D1 (de) 1994-07-28
WO1988003661A1 (en) 1988-05-19
EP0293416A1 (de) 1988-12-07

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