Broadband MXN optical fiber couplers and method of making
US5355426A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2856
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A broadband optical fiber coupler comprising at least three continuous optical fibers fused at a region of coupling, at least one of the continuous optical fibers being dissimilar to others of the continuous optical fibers in the region of coupling, the region of coupling being of a length and the dissimilarity being of a degree to provide broadband response over a predetermined range of wavelengths. A related method for making a broadband optical fiber coupler is also disclosed.
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