Bi-directional light port for injecting light into and tapping light from a side of an optical fiber
US5673344A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2817
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for tapping and distributing light propagating through a polymer optical fiber (POF). Within the polymer optical fiber, one or more mirrors are constructed. At a point in the POF where an internal mirror is constructed, light traversing the POF is efficiently diverted out of the polymer optical fiber upon striking the mirror. As such, the light which is diverted is effectively tapped off and may be put to an advantageous use.
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