Device having multiple optical fibers
US6767136B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3869
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device includes two optical fibers bonded to a body. The body has a mating end and a splicing end. Each of two optical fibers has a respective polished end and splicing end. The polished end of two optical fibers is situated adjacent to and flush with the mating end of the body. The length of the two optical fibers is the same, where the length is defined by the distance from the splicing end to the polished end. The length of the two optical fibers is greater than the length of the body as defined by the distance from the mating end to the splicing end of the body. The length of the two optical fibers is less than fifty millimeters. The two optical fibers are parallel to one another.
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