Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling structure
Patent
1998-03-05
2000-08-01
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling structure
385 14, 385 31, 385 47, 385130, 385131, 385 49, G02B 626
Patent
active
060978643
ABSTRACT:
One or more continuous optical wave guides are disposed on a substrate. A partial light transfer is effected by a reflective face which deflects the light out of the continuous optical wave guide and into a branching optical wave guide disposed at an angle to it, or vice versa. To that end, a protrusion is formed on the substrate, which at least partially penetrates into the jacket face of the optical wave guide and which defines the reflective face within the cross section of the optical wave guide core.
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Greenberg Laurence A.
Healy Brian
Lerner Herbert L.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Stemer Werner H.
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