Fiber alignment device; method of making and using
US5096301A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4203
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber (1) has an endface (2) which has been coated with a metal oxide coating (5) such that the light guiding core region (4) of the endface (2) is at least partially bounded by the coating (5) while being uncoated itself. The core region (4) has a different reflectivity than that of the boundary region (3). The fiber may be used in a system for aligning a fiber with an optical device (20).
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