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Optical coupling system for two optical waveguides

US9182549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Rosenberger-OSI GmbH & Co. OHG · DE
ATS CORPORATION · CA

Inventors

Clemens Wurster · Augsburg, DE
Gregor Langer · Klagenfurt, AT
Stefan Schmidt · Aalen, DE
Hannes Stahr · Kindberg, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2012
Grant date	Nov 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4228
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical coupling system for coupling a first optical waveguide having a first core surrounded by a first sheath to a second optical waveguide having a second core surrounded by a second sheath. An end face of the first core of the first optical waveguide abuts an end face of the second core of the second optical waveguide at a coupling location and the second core is flush with the first core in the axial direction, wherein, in the region of the coupling location, over at least part of a predetermined axial portion, both the second sheath of the second optical waveguide and the first sheath of the first optical waveguide together form a cladding of the optical waveguide in the predetermined portion.

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