Fiber optical Y-junction
US5121450A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/4068
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optical Y-junction device includes a l.times.N optical fiber coupler connected to N fiber optic amplifier module structures constructed from a doped optical fiber. When the optical Y-junction structure contains a fiber optic amplifier, the fiber optical Y-junction device is operable as either a modulator or lossless power divider. A nonblocking optical switch is constructed by coupling M.times.l optical fiber couplers to the outputs of the fiber optic amplifier module structures utilizing the fiber optical Y-junction.
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