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Environmentally stable athermalizes optical fiber grating device and method of making a stabilized device

US6477299B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2000
Grant dateNov 5, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4239
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention includes environmentally stable athermalized optical fiber gratings and methods of making such stabilized optical waveguide fiber grating. Stable humidity-resistant athermalized fiber Bragg gratings are provided by stabilizing a negative thermal expansion substrate and utilizing a durable frit to attach the fiber Bragg grating to the substrate.

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