WO1999042871A1 - Optical device - Google Patents
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- WO1999042871A1 WO1999042871A1 PCT/GB1999/000529 GB9900529W WO9942871A1 WO 1999042871 A1 WO1999042871 A1 WO 1999042871A1 GB 9900529 W GB9900529 W GB 9900529W WO 9942871 A1 WO9942871 A1 WO 9942871A1
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- optical fibre
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
- G02B6/02042—Multicore optical fibres
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
- G02B6/036—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating core or cladding comprising multiple layers
- G02B6/03605—Highest refractive index not on central axis
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- G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
- G02B6/036—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating core or cladding comprising multiple layers
- G02B6/03616—Optical fibres characterised both by the number of different refractive index layers around the central core segment, i.e. around the innermost high index core layer, and their relative refractive index difference
- G02B6/03688—Optical fibres characterised both by the number of different refractive index layers around the central core segment, i.e. around the innermost high index core layer, and their relative refractive index difference having 5 or more layers
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- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2552—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating, e.g. tapering, forming of a lens on light guide ends
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- 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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- 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
- G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
- G02B6/29304—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating
- G02B6/29316—Light guides comprising a diffractive element, e.g. grating in or on the light guide such that diffracted light is confined in the light guide
- G02B6/29317—Light guides of the optical fibre type
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- 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
- G02B6/293—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
- G02B6/29379—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
- G02B6/2938—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device for multiplexing or demultiplexing, i.e. combining or separating wavelengths, e.g. 1xN, NxM
- G02B6/29382—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device for multiplexing or demultiplexing, i.e. combining or separating wavelengths, e.g. 1xN, NxM including at least adding or dropping a signal, i.e. passing the majority of signals
- G02B6/29383—Adding and dropping
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP99905105A EP1057057A1 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-02-19 | Optical device |
CA002320769A CA2320769A1 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-02-19 | Optical device |
AU25400/99A AU2540099A (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-02-19 | Optical device |
JP2000532751A JP2002504703A (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-02-19 | Optical device |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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GBGB9803709.6A GB9803709D0 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1998-02-20 | Polarisation insensitive transmissive fibre devices |
GB9803709.6 | 1998-02-20 |
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WO1999042871A1 true WO1999042871A1 (en) | 1999-08-26 |
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PCT/GB1999/000529 WO1999042871A1 (en) | 1998-02-20 | 1999-02-19 | Optical device |
Country Status (6)
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EP (1) | EP1057057A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2002504703A (en) |
AU (1) | AU2540099A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2320769A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9803709D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999042871A1 (en) |
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WO2001090803A2 (en) * | 2000-05-23 | 2001-11-29 | Novera Optics, Inc. | Optical add/drop multiplexer |
FR2822314A1 (en) * | 2001-03-19 | 2002-09-20 | Highwave Optical Tech | Fibre optic insertion/extraction multiplexer having two center fibre with phase difference pi modulo 2 pi applied between fibre optic interferometer arms |
EP2345913A1 (en) * | 2010-01-15 | 2011-07-20 | Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. | Multi-core optical fiber, optical connector and method of manufacturing multi-core optical fiber |
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US4748687A (en) * | 1984-09-25 | 1988-05-31 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Narrow band laser transmitter |
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- 1998-02-20 GB GBGB9803709.6A patent/GB9803709D0/en not_active Ceased
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- 1999-02-19 WO PCT/GB1999/000529 patent/WO1999042871A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-02-19 AU AU25400/99A patent/AU2540099A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-02-19 JP JP2000532751A patent/JP2002504703A/en active Pending
- 1999-02-19 CA CA002320769A patent/CA2320769A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-02-19 EP EP99905105A patent/EP1057057A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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US4748687A (en) * | 1984-09-25 | 1988-05-31 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Narrow band laser transmitter |
GB2183866A (en) * | 1985-12-04 | 1987-06-10 | Gen Electric Plc | Optical fibre filter having tapered sections |
EP0511435A2 (en) * | 1991-04-29 | 1992-11-04 | Corning Incorporated | Coaxial coupler transmitter-receiver apparatus |
EP0652452A1 (en) * | 1993-11-10 | 1995-05-10 | Nortel Networks Corporation | Optical fibre elements |
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WO2001090803A2 (en) * | 2000-05-23 | 2001-11-29 | Novera Optics, Inc. | Optical add/drop multiplexer |
WO2001090803A3 (en) * | 2000-05-23 | 2002-08-15 | Novera Optics Inc | Optical add/drop multiplexer |
FR2822314A1 (en) * | 2001-03-19 | 2002-09-20 | Highwave Optical Tech | Fibre optic insertion/extraction multiplexer having two center fibre with phase difference pi modulo 2 pi applied between fibre optic interferometer arms |
WO2002075990A2 (en) * | 2001-03-19 | 2002-09-26 | Highwave Optical Technologies | Add/drop multiplexer based on a dual core fiber comprising means for optimizing a connection |
WO2002075990A3 (en) * | 2001-03-19 | 2003-03-20 | Highwave Optical Tech | Add/drop multiplexer based on a dual core fiber comprising means for optimizing a connection |
EP2345913A1 (en) * | 2010-01-15 | 2011-07-20 | Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. | Multi-core optical fiber, optical connector and method of manufacturing multi-core optical fiber |
US8425126B2 (en) | 2010-01-15 | 2013-04-23 | Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. | Multi-core optical fiber, optical connector and method of manufacturing multi-core optical fiber |
WO2017171961A3 (en) * | 2016-02-04 | 2017-12-14 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Optical spatial mode control |
US10901240B2 (en) | 2016-02-04 | 2021-01-26 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Electro-Optic beam controller and method |
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JP2002504703A (en) | 2002-02-12 |
EP1057057A1 (en) | 2000-12-06 |
AU2540099A (en) | 1999-09-06 |
CA2320769A1 (en) | 1999-08-26 |
GB9803709D0 (en) | 1998-04-15 |
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