Method of making fiber optic coupler

Details Method of making fiber optic coupler Method of making fiber optic coupler

1995-06-07

1996-10-08

Powell, William

Etching a substrate: processes

Forming or treating optical article

Lens

216 91, 216 97, B44C 122, C03C 1500

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055628397

ABSTRACT:
A low-cost, high performance 1.times.N fiber optic coupler where N>16 is presented. The coupler has a GRIN lens having an first optic fiber aligned with the optical axis of the lens at one end of the lens. The first optic fiber ends in a microlens. At the other end of the GRIN lens a bundle of tapered second optic fibers is centered on the optical axis of the lens.

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patent: 4265699 (1981-05-01), Ladany
patent: 4469554 (1984-09-01), Turner

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