Mode scrambler
US6895146B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3825
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mode scrambler comprises an optical fiber adapter having a diffuser disposed between optical fiber mating ends of the optical fiber adapter. When a single mode optical signal is launched in the mode scrambler, the mode scrambler converts the single mode optical signal to a multimode optical signal that has a substantially even intensity distribution across the modes.
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