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Coupler

US4943134A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 1988
Grant dateJul 24, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/3521
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical coupler comprises at least two waveguides (4,5) arranged so that light couples from one to the other. The waveguides are dissimilar and support different mode fields, and the composition or geometry of the waveguides is varied to determine the particular critical phenomenon characteristic that is required.

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