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Fiber termination assembly

US10732357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2015
Grant dateAug 4, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4296
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber termination assembly includes an optical fiber inserted into an optical ferrule disposed in an optical passageway of a heat conductive housing, the optical passageway providing an optical path aligned with the openings of the housing, the optical ferrule including a central bore concentrically disposed about the optical path and configured to receive a portion of a proximal end of the optical fiber therein, the optical ferrule and optical fiber secured in relation to the heat conductive housing with epoxy at a distal end of the optical ferrule, wherein the optical ferrule is transparent at a predetermined wavelength of light such that for light coupled into an input surface of the proximal end of the optical fiber at least a portion of the light propagating as cladding modes is stripped out of the optical fiber and transported to and dissipated in the heat conductive housing.

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