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Light input/output terminal module of the optical components and beam converting apparatus

US8064742B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2008
Grant dateNov 22, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3861
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A light input/output terminal module 100 comprises a jacket tube 110 and a flange 120. A glass portion 20 of the optical fiber is inserted in the center portion thereof. To efficiently remove the leaked light in a cladding 22 to the jacket tube 110, the jacket tube 110 is made of silica glass or the same material as that of the cladding 22. The jacket tube 110 is fixed by fusion splicing or adhesion to the cladding so as to integrally unify the jacket tube 110 and the cladding 22. The beam diameter at the fiber end portion is enlarged by an optical component which fusion bonds the tip end of the optical fiber to the coreless fiber so that the optical power density at the light input/output terminal module is reduced.

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