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Fiber connectors for mode division multiplexing using multimode optical fibers

US11531157B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

Earl R. PARSONS · Allen, US
Paul Kolesar · McKinney, US
Michael Aaron Kadar-Kallen · Harrisburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2019
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3893
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A first multimode optical fiber carries a mode division multiplexed (MDM) optical signal. The MDM optical signal is transmitted into a second multimode fiber from the first multimode optical fiber. The first and second multimode fibers are coupled via a fiber connector. The lateral offset between the two fibers at the connector is less than 2 μm.

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