Multicore fiber coupler between multicore fibers and optical waveguides
US9322987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector includes a fiber element incorporating one or more optical fibers, the optical fiber including a plurality of cores, and an optical element including an array of optical waveguides arranged in one or more layers so as to match the geometry of the plurality of cores of the optical fiber.
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