Optical simulator with loop-back attenuator having metalized optical fiber
US5076688A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4295
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical simulator 10, shaped to be interchangeable with a complimentary connector 7 that intermates with an optical connector housing 6 having an optical emitter 4 and an optical detector 5, comprises an alignment fixture with connectors for intermating with the optical emitter 4 and the optical detector 5. Included is an optical fiber 11 formed in a loop and installed within the alignment fixture 12 with a first end face 15 of the loop 11 aligned with the emitter 4 and a second end face 16 of the loop 11 aligned with the detector 5 of the optical connector 6. The simulator 10 is a solid molded body of an electrically insulating material. The optical fiber formed in a loop 11 further comprises an optical fiber having a rigid thin coating of electroplated metal 14.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.