GB2254934A - Fibre optic 3x3 coupler - Google Patents

Fibre optic 3x3 coupler Download PDF

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GB2254934A
GB2254934A GB9207162A GB9207162A GB2254934A GB 2254934 A GB2254934 A GB 2254934A GB 9207162 A GB9207162 A GB 9207162A GB 9207162 A GB9207162 A GB 9207162A GB 2254934 A GB2254934 A GB 2254934A
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fibre
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Heinz Staudinger
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Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
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Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm AG
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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
    • G02B6/2856—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 formed or shaped by thermal heating means, e.g. splitting, branching and/or combining 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
    • G02B6/26—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
    • G02B6/2826—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 using mechanical machining means for shaping of the couplers, e.g. grinding or polishing

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB9207162A 1991-04-10 1992-04-01 Fibre optic 3x3 coupler Withdrawn GB2254934A (en)

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DE4111624A DE4111624C1 (enExample) 1991-04-10 1991-04-10

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GB2254934A true GB2254934A (en) 1992-10-21

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FR (1) FR2675269A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2254934A (enExample)

Citations (6)

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GB2015190A (en) * 1978-02-21 1979-09-05 Trw Inc Optic fibre coupler
EP0051727A1 (de) * 1980-11-12 1982-05-19 Philips Kommunikations Industrie AG Lichtleiterverzweigung aus Lichtleitfasern unterschiedlichen Durchmessers
GB2119121A (en) * 1982-04-29 1983-11-09 Western Electric Co Optical coupling devices
GB2220765A (en) * 1988-07-15 1990-01-17 Stc Plc Wavelength-independent fused fibre power divider
EP0352957A2 (en) * 1988-07-25 1990-01-31 Corning Incorporated Method of reproducibly making fiber optic coupler
US4950318A (en) * 1982-08-02 1990-08-21 Andrew Corporation Method of joining self-aligning optical fibers

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DE2738050C2 (de) * 1977-08-24 1982-04-01 Felten & Guilleaume Carlswerk AG, 5000 Köln Lichtleiterverzweigung und Verfahren zu ihrer Herstellung
JPS55157701A (en) * 1979-05-29 1980-12-08 Hitachi Ltd Production of photo branching and coupling device
JPS5622403A (en) * 1979-07-31 1981-03-03 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Coupling method of optical fiber
DE3036868A1 (de) * 1980-09-30 1982-05-13 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Verfahren zum herstellen von koppel-verzweigung- und mischerelementen aus mindestens zwei lichtleitfasern
US4536058A (en) * 1981-09-10 1985-08-20 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Method of manufacturing a fiber optic directional coupler
US4755021A (en) * 1982-08-02 1988-07-05 Andrew Corporation Self-aligning optical fiber directional coupler and fiber-ring optical rotation sensor using same
DE3834336A1 (de) * 1988-10-08 1990-04-12 Licentia Gmbh Faseroptischer sternkoppler

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2015190A (en) * 1978-02-21 1979-09-05 Trw Inc Optic fibre coupler
EP0051727A1 (de) * 1980-11-12 1982-05-19 Philips Kommunikations Industrie AG Lichtleiterverzweigung aus Lichtleitfasern unterschiedlichen Durchmessers
GB2119121A (en) * 1982-04-29 1983-11-09 Western Electric Co Optical coupling devices
US4950318A (en) * 1982-08-02 1990-08-21 Andrew Corporation Method of joining self-aligning optical fibers
GB2220765A (en) * 1988-07-15 1990-01-17 Stc Plc Wavelength-independent fused fibre power divider
EP0352957A2 (en) * 1988-07-25 1990-01-31 Corning Incorporated Method of reproducibly making fiber optic coupler

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DE4111624C1 (enExample) 1992-07-30
GB9207162D0 (en) 1992-05-13
FR2675269A1 (fr) 1992-10-16

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