GB1405261A - Optical communications systems - Google Patents

Optical communications systems

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Publication number
GB1405261A
GB1405261A GB2188273*[A GB2188273A GB1405261A GB 1405261 A GB1405261 A GB 1405261A GB 2188273 A GB2188273 A GB 2188273A GB 1405261 A GB1405261 A GB 1405261A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
waveguide
light
source
coupler
located near
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Expired
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GB2188273*[A
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English (en)
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Priority to GB2188273*[A priority Critical patent/GB1405261A/en
Priority to NL7313018A priority patent/NL7313018A/xx
Priority to DE19732348924 priority patent/DE2348924A1/de
Priority to JP11010373A priority patent/JPS4994345A/ja
Priority to FR7334800A priority patent/FR2201480B1/fr
Publication of GB1405261A publication Critical patent/GB1405261A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/421—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical component consisting of a short length of fibre, e.g. fibre stub
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4212—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical element being a coupling medium interposed therebetween, e.g. epoxy resin, refractive index matching material, index grease, matching liquid or gel
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4246—Bidirectionally operating package structures

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Led Device Packages (AREA)
  • Led Devices (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
GB2188273*[A 1972-09-29 1973-05-08 Optical communications systems Expired GB1405261A (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB2188273*[A GB1405261A (en) 1972-09-29 1973-05-08 Optical communications systems
NL7313018A NL7313018A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1972-09-29 1973-09-21
DE19732348924 DE2348924A1 (de) 1972-09-29 1973-09-28 Einkoppler und speiseverfahren fuer dielektrische lichtwellenleiter
JP11010373A JPS4994345A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1972-09-29 1973-09-28
FR7334800A FR2201480B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1972-09-29 1973-09-28

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB4505272 1972-09-29
GB2188273*[A GB1405261A (en) 1972-09-29 1973-05-08 Optical communications systems

Publications (1)

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GB1405261A true GB1405261A (en) 1975-09-10

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Country Status (5)

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JP (1) JPS4994345A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2348924A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2201480B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1405261A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL7313018A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2169096A (en) * 1984-12-28 1986-07-02 Int Standard Electric Corp Joining optical fibres using numerical aperture transformer
GB2180367A (en) * 1985-09-09 1987-03-25 Ord Inc Tapered optical fibre for immunoassay

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5830561B2 (ja) * 1976-06-07 1983-06-30 オリンパス光学工業株式会社 広開口ファイバ−
DE3036883A1 (de) * 1980-09-30 1982-05-13 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Ein-/auskoppelelement
JPS61281207A (ja) * 1986-06-21 1986-12-11 Toshiba Corp 光結合装置
JPS6323106A (ja) * 1987-02-04 1988-01-30 Toshiba Corp 光結合装置
US4763976A (en) * 1987-05-21 1988-08-16 Corning Glass Works Connector employing mode field modification
US9459407B2 (en) * 2013-03-15 2016-10-04 Ofs Fitel, Llc Ring combiner

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2169096A (en) * 1984-12-28 1986-07-02 Int Standard Electric Corp Joining optical fibres using numerical aperture transformer
GB2180367A (en) * 1985-09-09 1987-03-25 Ord Inc Tapered optical fibre for immunoassay

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE2348924A1 (de) 1974-04-11
NL7313018A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1974-04-02
FR2201480A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1974-04-26
JPS4994345A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1974-09-07
FR2201480B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1978-03-10

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
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732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
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