Apparatus and method of fabricating directional fiber optic taps

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1993-03-15

1996-03-19

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Particular coupling structure

385 15, 385 27, 385 31, 385 39, 385 42, 2191216, 21912161, 21912167, 21912168, 21912169, G02B 626, B23K 2600

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for fabricating directional fiber optic taps having a variety of output angles. The taps can be used to monitor losses due to misalignment of the fiber or losses due to bending and straining of the fiber. The apparatus and method can also be used to fabricate taps which filter out higher order modes in a fiber. The apparatus and method can also be used to produce taps which can be used in a position or refractive index measuring system.

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