Fiber termination assembly
US9195006B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4296
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber termination assembly includes an optical fiber inserted into an optical ferrule disposed in an optical passageway of a heat conductive housing, the optical passageway providing an optical path aligned with the openings of the housing, the optical ferrule including a central bore concentrically disposed about the optical path and configured to receive a portion of a proximal end of the optical fiber therein, the optical ferrule and optical fiber secured in relation to the heat conductive housing with epoxy at a distal end of the optical ferrule, wherein the optical ferrule is transparent at a predetermined wavelength of light such that for light coupled into an input surface of the proximal end of the optical fiber at least a portion of the light propagating as cladding modes is stripped out of the optical fiber and transported to and dissipated in the heat conductive housing.
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