Facile production of optical communication assemblies and components
US7298936B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3644
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modified fiber interlink forms an optical link between multiple channel waveguides to be mated. Multiple modified fiber interlinks can form optical paths between a multiple fibers and a multi-channel planar waveguide. Modified optical fibers are those fibers that have been shaped or coated to an extent beyond the demands of normal communications optical fibers. In one example, modified fibers are no longer than about two feet in length. For another example, the modified fibers can have either a non-cylindrical end face, a non flat end face, an end face the plane of which is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the waveguide, an end face coated with high density filter, or an identifier on or near an end face.
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