Mode converter and method
US6567583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/32
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for converting modes in an optical network. Briefly described, the system comprises an optical pathway extending from an exit face of a single-mode waveguide to an entrance face of a multimode waveguide. A first ball lens and second ball lens are located in the optical pathway, with an optical link gap located the first and second ball lenses.
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