EP1198727A1 - Faseroptischer lichtstreuer - Google Patents

Faseroptischer lichtstreuer

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EP1198727A1
EP1198727A1 EP00938428A EP00938428A EP1198727A1 EP 1198727 A1 EP1198727 A1 EP 1198727A1 EP 00938428 A EP00938428 A EP 00938428A EP 00938428 A EP00938428 A EP 00938428A EP 1198727 A1 EP1198727 A1 EP 1198727A1
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Prior art keywords
diffuser
optical fiber
grating
fiber
core
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EP00938428A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Xijia Gu
Robin Chi-Hung Tam
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Photonics Research Ontario
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Photonics Research Ontario
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Priority claimed from US09/335,744 external-priority patent/US6398778B1/en
Application filed by Photonics Research Ontario filed Critical Photonics Research Ontario
Publication of EP1198727A1 publication Critical patent/EP1198727A1/de
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02057—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising gratings
    • G02B6/02076—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings
    • G02B6/02123—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by the method of manufacture of the grating
    • G02B6/02142—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by the method of manufacture of the grating based on illuminating or irradiating an amplitude mask, i.e. a mask having a repetitive intensity modulating pattern
    • 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
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
    • G02B6/0008—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type the light being emitted at the end of the fibre
    • 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
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
    • G02B6/001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre
    • 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
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • 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
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02052—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising optical elements other than gratings, e.g. filters
    • 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
    • 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
EP00938428A 1999-06-18 2000-06-16 Faseroptischer lichtstreuer Withdrawn EP1198727A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US335744 1999-06-18
US09/335,744 US6398778B1 (en) 1999-06-18 1999-06-18 Optical fiber diffuser
US51743300A 2000-03-02 2000-03-02
US517433 2000-03-02
PCT/CA2000/000733 WO2000079319A1 (en) 1999-06-18 2000-06-16 Optical fiber diffuser

Publications (1)

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EP1198727A1 true EP1198727A1 (de) 2002-04-24

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EP00938428A Withdrawn EP1198727A1 (de) 1999-06-18 2000-06-16 Faseroptischer lichtstreuer

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EP (1) EP1198727A1 (de)
AU (1) AU5383900A (de)
CA (1) CA2375267A1 (de)
WO (1) WO2000079319A1 (de)

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