Multi-core fiber connector
US11454757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/30
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A planar waveguide having M×N number of cores and to which M number of fibers having N number of cores are connected. In the planar waveguide, in a connecting end surface of the planar waveguide to which the fibers are connected, P number of fibers having Q number of cores are connected, M×N is equal to P×Q, the planar waveguide includes a plurality of the cores arranged in a horizontal direction at the same height position in the planar waveguide, and a laminated structure having the cores at different positions in a height direction, so as to be aligned with the cores of the fibers connected to the connecting end surface, and the positions of the M×N number of cores are constant in the height direction, and change only in the horizontal direction.
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