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Fibre coupler

US8787716B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

22Claims

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Assignees

TRUMPF Laser GmbH + Co. KG · DE
Jenoptik Laser GmbH · DE

Inventors

Malte Kumkar · Weimar, DE
Marcin Michal Kozak · Teltow, DE
Clemens Hoenninger · Cestas, FR
Andreas Liem · Jena, DE
Thomas Gabler · Kahla, DE
Inka Manek-Hoenninger · Cestas, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 9, 2009
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber coupler with an inner tube, an inner fiber arranged within the inner tube and several outer fibers arranged around the inner fiber, is disclosed, wherein said fiber coupler tapers in the longitudinal direction of the inner fiber from a main section to a terminal section and the inner cross section on the inner tube corresponds to the diameter of the inner fiber along the tapering section of the fiber coupler.

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