Fiber optic coupler combiner and process using same

Details Fiber optic coupler combiner and process using same Fiber optic coupler combiner and process using same

1997-04-24

1999-04-06

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Input/output coupler

385 33, 385 24, 385 44, 385 46, G02B 632

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058928685

ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic coupler having a first lens element for inputting a point source of light from an optical cable and outputting a collimated light, optically coupled to one or more lens elements for receiving an input of collimated light from the first lens element and outputting a focused point of light into a fiber optic cable. The lens elements can be gradient index lens. The lens elements can be of varying sizes such that the first lens element can optically connect to one or more smaller lens elements to couple or split optical signals for two way communication on the optical cables.

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