DE69029175D1 - Methode zur Herstellung eines Lichtwellenleiter-Kopplers - Google Patents

Methode zur Herstellung eines Lichtwellenleiter-Kopplers

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DE69029175D1
DE69029175D1 DE69029175T DE69029175T DE69029175D1 DE 69029175 D1 DE69029175 D1 DE 69029175D1 DE 69029175 T DE69029175 T DE 69029175T DE 69029175 T DE69029175 T DE 69029175T DE 69029175 D1 DE69029175 D1 DE 69029175D1
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manufacturing
optical fiber
fiber coupler
coupler
optical
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George Edward Berkey
Mark Thomas Krowiak
Daniel Paul Saunders
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Corning Inc
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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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/04—Re-forming tubes or rods
    • C03B23/047—Re-forming tubes or rods by drawing
    • C03B23/0473—Re-forming tubes or rods by drawing for forming constrictions
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/04—Re-forming tubes or rods
    • C03B23/047—Re-forming tubes or rods by drawing
    • 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
    • G02B6/241—Light guide terminations
    • G02B6/243—Light guide terminations as light absorbers
    • 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
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2552—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating, e.g. tapering, forming of a lens on light guide ends
    • 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
    • G02B6/26—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
DE69029175T 1989-07-17 1990-07-04 Methode zur Herstellung eines Lichtwellenleiter-Kopplers Expired - Fee Related DE69029175T2 (de)

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US07/380,877 US4979972A (en) 1989-07-17 1989-07-17 Method of making fiber optic couplers

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DE69033798T Expired - Fee Related DE69033798T2 (de) 1989-07-17 1990-07-04 Methode und Apparat zur Herstellung von optischen Faserenden mit niedrigem Reflexionsvermögen

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US (1) US4979972A (de)
EP (2) EP0730171B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2665389B2 (de)
KR (1) KR0168651B1 (de)
AU (1) AU627598B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2006346C (de)
DE (2) DE69029175T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2097135T3 (de)

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CA2006346C (en) 2001-10-23
CA2006346A1 (en) 1991-01-17
EP0409447B1 (de) 1996-11-20
JPH0351807A (ja) 1991-03-06
EP0730171A2 (de) 1996-09-04
AU627598B2 (en) 1992-08-27
KR910003413A (ko) 1991-02-27
EP0409447A2 (de) 1991-01-23
DE69029175T2 (de) 1997-05-22
US4979972A (en) 1990-12-25
DE69033798T2 (de) 2002-05-29
KR0168651B1 (ko) 1999-04-15
JP2665389B2 (ja) 1997-10-22
EP0409447A3 (en) 1992-01-02
AU5881090A (en) 1991-01-17

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