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Structure and method for aligning an optical fiber on an optical waveguide

US8666211B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

Christophe Kopp · Fontanil-Cornillon, FR
Badhise Ben Bakir · Brézins, FR
Stéphane Bernabe · Grenoble, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2009
Grant date	Mar 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B2006/12107
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical device including at least one first optical waveguide coupled to a second optical waveguide of smaller cross-section which penetrates into it on the side of a first end. The first optical waveguide is capable of being coupled with an optical fiber on the side of a second end. A surface of the first optical waveguide includes a diffraction grating capable of introducing-extracting-sending back light into and from the first optical waveguide.

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