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Optical fused couplers

US4798436A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1987
Grant dateJan 17, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S359/90
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fused optical fibre coupler in which one of the fibres has a propagation constant which in the coupling region is slightly different from that of the other. The propagation constant difference can be arranged to provide selected splitting ratios over a relatively wide wavelength range.

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