GB2201527B - Improvements in and relating to fibre optic coupling - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to fibre optic coupling

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Publication number
GB2201527B
GB2201527B GB8729377A GB8729377A GB2201527B GB 2201527 B GB2201527 B GB 2201527B GB 8729377 A GB8729377 A GB 8729377A GB 8729377 A GB8729377 A GB 8729377A GB 2201527 B GB2201527 B GB 2201527B
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Prior art keywords
relating
fibre optic
optic coupling
coupling
fibre
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB8729377A
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GB2201527A (en
GB8729377D0 (en
Inventor
Laurence John Robinson
Walter Thompson Welford
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Keeler Ltd
PA Consulting Services Ltd
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Keeler Ltd
PA Consulting Services Ltd
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Publication of GB8729377D0 publication Critical patent/GB8729377D0/en
Publication of GB2201527A publication Critical patent/GB2201527A/en
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Publication of GB2201527B publication Critical patent/GB2201527B/en
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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
    • G02B6/42—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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/262—Optical details of coupling light into, or out of, or between fibre ends, e.g. special fibre end shapes or associated optical 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
    • G02B6/4203—Optical features
    • 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
    • G02B6/4206—Optical features
    • 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
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB8729377A 1986-12-16 1987-12-16 Improvements in and relating to fibre optic coupling Expired - Lifetime GB2201527B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB868629989A GB8629989D0 (en) 1986-12-16 1986-12-16 Fibre optic coupling

Publications (3)

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GB8729377D0 GB8729377D0 (en) 1988-01-27
GB2201527A GB2201527A (en) 1988-09-01
GB2201527B true GB2201527B (en) 1990-07-04

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GB868629989A Pending GB8629989D0 (en) 1986-12-16 1986-12-16 Fibre optic coupling
GB8729377A Expired - Lifetime GB2201527B (en) 1986-12-16 1987-12-16 Improvements in and relating to fibre optic coupling

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GB868629989A Pending GB8629989D0 (en) 1986-12-16 1986-12-16 Fibre optic coupling

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Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US5560699A (en) * 1993-09-02 1996-10-01 General Electric Company Optical coupling arrangement between a lamp and a light guide
US5526237A (en) * 1993-12-10 1996-06-11 General Electric Company Lighting system for increasing brightness to a light guide
FR2718825B1 (en) * 1994-04-14 1996-05-24 Francois Orth High efficiency light generator for optical fibers.
BR0010200A (en) * 1999-04-30 2002-01-08 Cogent Light Tech Improved light coupling from a small arc lamp to a larger target
US7631989B2 (en) 2000-03-27 2009-12-15 Wavien, Inc. Dual paraboloid reflector and dual ellipsoid reflector systems with optimized magnification
US6634759B1 (en) * 2000-03-27 2003-10-21 Cogent Light Technologies, Inc. Coupling of light from a light source to a target using dual ellipsoidal reflectors
AU2001296269A1 (en) 2000-09-20 2002-04-02 Wavien, Inc. Light condensing and collecting systems using lensed light pipes
EP1368681A4 (en) * 2001-02-21 2005-08-03 Wavien Inc Illumination system using filament lamps
US7348543B2 (en) 2003-01-16 2008-03-25 Yaskawa Eshed Technologies Ltd. Optical encoder with hollow light guide for indicating the angular position of a rotary shaft
WO2007013862A1 (en) * 2005-07-29 2007-02-01 National University Of Singapore An optical fiber irradiation system and a method of coupling light into an optical fiber irradiation system
GB0916727D0 (en) * 2009-09-23 2009-11-04 Univ St Andrews Improvements in or relating to imaging

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GB8629989D0 (en) 1987-01-28
GB2201527A (en) 1988-09-01
GB8729377D0 (en) 1988-01-27

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