ZA831705B - A method of fabricating a biconical taper fiber optical coupler - Google Patents

A method of fabricating a biconical taper fiber optical coupler

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Publication number
ZA831705B
ZA831705B ZA831705A ZA831705A ZA831705B ZA 831705 B ZA831705 B ZA 831705B ZA 831705 A ZA831705 A ZA 831705A ZA 831705 A ZA831705 A ZA 831705A ZA 831705 B ZA831705 B ZA 831705B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
fabricating
optical coupler
fiber optical
biconical taper
taper fiber
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ZA831705A
Inventor
Frederick Thomas Mcduffee
Kent Austin Murphy
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Int Standard Electric Corp
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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
    • G02B6/2808—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 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)
ZA831705A 1982-03-11 1983-03-11 A method of fabricating a biconical taper fiber optical coupler ZA831705B (en)

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US35711582A 1982-03-11 1982-03-11

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AU (1) AU556503B2 (en)
ES (1) ES520453A0 (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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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
US4957338A (en) * 1986-11-14 1990-09-18 The Commonwealth Of Australia Fabrication of fibre 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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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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IT1161113B (en) 1987-03-11
GB2136592A (en) 1984-09-19
ES8402948A1 (en) 1984-03-16
GB2136592B (en) 1986-03-05
AU1212083A (en) 1983-09-15
FR2524154A1 (en) 1983-09-30
IT8320040A0 (en) 1983-03-11
NO830809L (en) 1983-09-12
FR2524154B1 (en) 1988-02-05
AU556503B2 (en) 1986-11-06
ES520453A0 (en) 1984-03-16
GB8306075D0 (en) 1983-04-07

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