1986-08-01
1988-11-15
Lee, John D.
350 9616, G02B 626
Patent
active
047844523
ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber coupler and method of making same wherein a tap optical fiber free end is adjacent to and facing the unclad region in an intermediate portion of the length of a bus optical fiber at an angle permitting lightwave communication therebetween. A junction medium, preferably a cured resin, encapsulates the tap fiber free end and the bus fiber unclad region to provide a path for the lightwave communication.
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Dillon Richard T.
Hodge Malcolm H.
Moras James A.
Ensign-Bickford Optics Co.
Lee John D.
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