GB2136592B - Method of fabricating a fibre optic coupler - Google Patents

Method of fabricating a fibre optic coupler

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Publication number
GB2136592B
GB2136592B GB08306075A GB8306075A GB2136592B GB 2136592 B GB2136592 B GB 2136592B GB 08306075 A GB08306075 A GB 08306075A GB 8306075 A GB8306075 A GB 8306075A GB 2136592 B GB2136592 B GB 2136592B
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Prior art keywords
fabricating
fibre optic
optic coupler
coupler
fibre
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GB2136592A (en
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Frederick Thomas Mcduffee
Kent Austin Murphy
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International Standard Electric Corp
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International Standard Electric Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804Optical 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
    • G02B6/2856Optical 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
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804Optical 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
    • G02B6/2808Optical 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 a mixing element which evenly distributes an input signal over a number of outputs

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB08306075A 1982-03-11 1983-03-04 Method of fabricating a fibre optic coupler Expired GB2136592B (en)

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US35711582A 1982-03-11 1982-03-11

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GB8306075D0 GB8306075D0 (en) 1983-04-07
GB2136592A GB2136592A (en) 1984-09-19
GB2136592B true GB2136592B (en) 1986-03-05

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AU (1) AU556503B2 (en)
ES (1) ES8402948A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2524154B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2136592B (en)
IT (1) IT1161113B (en)
NO (1) NO830809L (en)
ZA (1) ZA831705B (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB8519183D0 (en) * 1985-07-30 1985-09-04 British Telecomm Optical fused couplers
JP2721346B2 (en) * 1986-11-14 1998-03-04 ザ コモンウェルス オブ オーストラリア Forming optical fiber connections
ATE107779T1 (en) * 1986-11-14 1994-07-15 Commw Of Australia MANUFACTURE OF FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS.
GB8816521D0 (en) * 1988-07-12 1988-08-17 British Telecomm Optical star couplers
CN100399084C (en) * 2005-09-15 2008-07-02 上海未来宽带技术及应用工程研究中心有限公司 Optical splitter/combiner and producing method thereof

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4291940A (en) * 1977-06-13 1981-09-29 Canadian Patents & Development Ltd. Low loss access coupler for multimode optical fiber distribution systems
JPS55134803A (en) * 1979-04-09 1980-10-21 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Making method of optical fiber branching circuit
CA1123642A (en) * 1979-07-04 1982-05-18 Alexander W. Lightstone Multimode optical fiber coupler
CA1118621A (en) * 1979-11-01 1982-02-23 Lawrence C. Smyth Method and jig for making optical fiber couplers
US4336047A (en) * 1981-01-02 1982-06-22 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Method for fabricating single-mode and multimode fiber optic access couplers

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GB8306075D0 (en) 1983-04-07
ZA831705B (en) 1984-01-25
ES520453A0 (en) 1984-03-16
IT1161113B (en) 1987-03-11
ES8402948A1 (en) 1984-03-16
GB2136592A (en) 1984-09-19
AU1212083A (en) 1983-09-15
AU556503B2 (en) 1986-11-06
FR2524154B1 (en) 1988-02-05
FR2524154A1 (en) 1983-09-30
NO830809L (en) 1983-09-12
IT8320040A0 (en) 1983-03-11

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