Reinforcing apparatus for optical-fiber coupler
US5247598A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/36
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A reinforcing apparatus for an optical-fiber coupler is formed by placing fused optical fibers into a grooved U-shaped base structure. A cover which has a different longitudinal length than the base structure is centered on top of the U-shaped base structure. There exists an exposed groove section of the U-shaped base structure which lies on either side of the cover. An adhesive is inserted into these exposed groove sections so as to fix the reinforcing casing and the optical-fiber coupler to each other.
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