Patent · US Active

Mechanism for conditioning launched beams from an optical transmitter

US7502533B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
10References
16Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 2006
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 22, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4206
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system is disclosed. The system includes an optical waveguide; and an optical transmitter coupled to the optical waveguide. The transmitter includes a optical relay to condition a launch of an optical beam into the optical waveguide to minimize a number of optical modes launched into the optical waveguide.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.