Variable coupler for optical fibers
US3977764A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2848
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a variable coupler for optical fibers, which can also operate as a mixer. This variable coupler comprises an optical system which concentrates the divergent radiation issuing from the output orifice of a transmitter fiber, on the input orifice of a first receiver fiber, and optical means (flat mirror, prism, plate with parallel faces, for example) capable of performing a translatory motion, which make it possible to intercept a variable fraction of said radiation and direct it on to the input orifice of a second receiver fiber.
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