Apparatus for coupling light between an optical fiber and a light element
US4759605A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4243
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for injecting light into or withdrawing light from an optical fiber using a resiliently deformable material includes a hard transparent member disposed in contact with a surface of the resiliently deformable material in a vicinity of a light element which minimizes material creep of the resiliently deformable material in a vicinity of the light element which stabilizes a coupling and decoupling efficiency with an optical fiber.
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