GB2217473B - Optical fibre coupler manufacture - Google Patents

Optical fibre coupler manufacture

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GB2217473B
GB2217473B GB8908447A GB8908447A GB2217473B GB 2217473 B GB2217473 B GB 2217473B GB 8908447 A GB8908447 A GB 8908447A GB 8908447 A GB8908447 A GB 8908447A GB 2217473 B GB2217473 B GB 2217473B
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optical fibre
fibre coupler
coupler manufacture
manufacture
optical
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Ian William Keene
Paul Martin Devlin
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Balfour Beatty PLC
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BICC PLC
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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
    • G02B6/26—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB8908447A 1988-04-14 1989-04-14 Optical fibre coupler manufacture Expired - Lifetime GB2217473B (en)

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GB888808856A GB8808856D0 (en) 1988-04-14 1988-04-14 Optical fibre coupler manufacture

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GB8908447D0 GB8908447D0 (en) 1989-06-01
GB2217473A GB2217473A (en) 1989-10-25
GB2217473B true GB2217473B (en) 1992-02-19

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Families Citing this family (4)

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US5148508A (en) * 1991-07-25 1992-09-15 Honeywell, Inc. Optical coupler housing
JPH0534540A (en) * 1991-08-01 1993-02-12 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd Method for reinforcing optical fiber coupler
US5216731A (en) * 1991-10-15 1993-06-01 Center For Innovative Technology Fused biconical taper fiber optic coupler station and fabrication techniques
US5479548A (en) * 1994-05-27 1995-12-26 Honeywell Inc. Fiber-optic coupler package

Citations (15)

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GB1551720A (en) * 1977-03-23 1979-08-30 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Light distributor
GB1600324A (en) * 1977-06-13 1981-10-14 Canadian Patents Dev Low loss access coupler for multimode optical fibre distribution systems
WO1983004409A1 (en) * 1982-06-07 1983-12-22 Hughes Aircraft Company Method for producing optical fiber access couplers and product produced thereby
US4439221A (en) * 1979-11-01 1984-03-27 Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada As Represented By The Minister Of National Defence Method for making optical fiber couplers
US4449781A (en) * 1979-07-04 1984-05-22 Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada As Represented By The Minister Of National Defense Multimode optical fiber coupler
GB2136985A (en) * 1983-03-22 1984-09-26 Gen Electric Plc Fabricating couplers in optical fibres by fusing
GB2150703A (en) * 1983-11-30 1985-07-03 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Single mode fibre directional coupler
US4586784A (en) * 1983-06-10 1986-05-06 Canadian Patents & Dev. Limited Modal-insensitive biconical taper couplers
US4612028A (en) * 1983-12-16 1986-09-16 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Polarization-preserving single mode fiber coupler
EP0219096A2 (en) * 1985-10-16 1987-04-22 Hitachi, Ltd. Optical fiber star coupler and method of manufacturing the same
EP0234325A2 (en) * 1986-02-24 1987-09-02 Allied Corporation Multimode optical fiber coupler and method of manufacture thereof
EP0234326A2 (en) * 1986-02-24 1987-09-02 Allied Corporation Single mode optical fiber coupler and method of manufacture thereof
EP0266040A2 (en) * 1986-10-28 1988-05-04 Gould Inc., Multimode fiber optic coupler and method for making
WO1988003660A1 (en) * 1986-11-14 1988-05-19 The Commonwealth Of Australia Fabrication of fibre optic components
GB2204145A (en) * 1987-02-21 1988-11-02 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Fused fiber coupler having two optical fibre groups in parallel planes

Patent Citations (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1551720A (en) * 1977-03-23 1979-08-30 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Light distributor
GB1600324A (en) * 1977-06-13 1981-10-14 Canadian Patents Dev Low loss access coupler for multimode optical fibre distribution systems
US4449781A (en) * 1979-07-04 1984-05-22 Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada As Represented By The Minister Of National Defense Multimode optical fiber coupler
US4439221A (en) * 1979-11-01 1984-03-27 Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada As Represented By The Minister Of National Defence Method for making optical fiber couplers
WO1983004409A1 (en) * 1982-06-07 1983-12-22 Hughes Aircraft Company Method for producing optical fiber access couplers and product produced thereby
GB2136985A (en) * 1983-03-22 1984-09-26 Gen Electric Plc Fabricating couplers in optical fibres by fusing
US4586784A (en) * 1983-06-10 1986-05-06 Canadian Patents & Dev. Limited Modal-insensitive biconical taper couplers
GB2150703A (en) * 1983-11-30 1985-07-03 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Single mode fibre directional coupler
US4612028A (en) * 1983-12-16 1986-09-16 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Polarization-preserving single mode fiber coupler
EP0219096A2 (en) * 1985-10-16 1987-04-22 Hitachi, Ltd. Optical fiber star coupler and method of manufacturing the same
EP0234325A2 (en) * 1986-02-24 1987-09-02 Allied Corporation Multimode optical fiber coupler and method of manufacture thereof
EP0234326A2 (en) * 1986-02-24 1987-09-02 Allied Corporation Single mode optical fiber coupler and method of manufacture thereof
EP0266040A2 (en) * 1986-10-28 1988-05-04 Gould Inc., Multimode fiber optic coupler and method for making
WO1988003660A1 (en) * 1986-11-14 1988-05-19 The Commonwealth Of Australia Fabrication of fibre optic components
GB2204145A (en) * 1987-02-21 1988-11-02 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Fused fiber coupler having two optical fibre groups in parallel planes

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GB8908447D0 (en) 1989-06-01
GB8808856D0 (en) 1988-05-18

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