Internal termination for optical fibers
US6496643B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2856
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A reflectionless termination is provided for an optical fiber that has a core and a cladding. The optical fiber forms part of a device which is mounted in a package and the termination fits inside the package. The termination consists of a short piece of an attenuating fiber connected at the end of the optical fiber and having a doped core which absorbs the light emanating from the core of the optical fiber.
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