Method and apparatus for connecting optical fibers
US6253007A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3863
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical apparatus includes an optical fiber and a lens having a first face coupled to the optical fiber and a second face angled with respect to the first face to direct reflections generated at the second face away from the optical fiber. In one embodiment, the lens comprises a segment of a gradient index lens. In another embodiment, a connector couples the lens to a second lens that comprises a second segment of the gradient index lens. In this embodiment, a second optical fiber couples to the second lens to facilitate duplex transmission of optical signals with the first optical fiber.
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