AU2002347363A8 - Improvements relating to the coupling of optical waveguides - Google Patents

Improvements relating to the coupling of optical waveguides

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Publication number: AU2002347363A8
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: coupling; optical waveguides; improvements relating; relating; waveguides
Prior art date: 2001-12-06
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

Application number

AU2002347363A

Other versions

AU2002347363A1 (en

Inventor

Laurence Frederick Forrest

Michael R Osborne

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

OpTek Ltd

Original Assignee

OpTek Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2001-12-06

Filing date

2002-12-06

Publication date

2003-06-17

2002-12-06 Application filed by OpTek Ltd filed Critical OpTek Ltd

2003-06-17 Publication of AU2002347363A8 publication Critical patent/AU2002347363A8/en

2003-06-17 Publication of AU2002347363A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002347363A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/245—Removing protective coverings of light guides before coupling
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2553—Splicing machines, e.g. optical fibre fusion splicer
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)

AU2002347363A 2001-12-06 2002-12-06 Improvements relating to the coupling of optical waveguides Abandoned AU2002347363A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0129286.1		2001-12-06
GB0129286A GB0129286D0 (en)	2001-12-06	2001-12-06	Improvements relating to the coupling of optical waveguides
PCT/GB2002/005539 WO2003048824A2 (en)	2001-12-06	2002-12-06	Improvements relating to the coupling of optical waveguides

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU2002347363A8 true AU2002347363A8 (en)	2003-06-17
AU2002347363A1 AU2002347363A1 (en)	2003-06-17

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU2002347363A Abandoned AU2002347363A1 (en)	2001-12-06	2002-12-06	Improvements relating to the coupling of optical waveguides

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU2002347363A1 (en)
GB (2)	GB0129286D0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2003048824A2 (en)

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Family Cites Families (6)

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FR2584827B1 (en) *	1985-07-09	1987-09-25	Comp Generale Electricite	DEVICE FOR COUPLING AN OPTICAL FIBER TO AN OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT
US4971418A (en) *	1989-08-31	1990-11-20	At&T Bell Laboratories	Apparatus and method for making low-loss permanent optical fiber splices
US5768022A (en) *	1995-03-08	1998-06-16	Brown University Research Foundation	Laser diode having in-situ fabricated lens element
FR2777359B1 (en) *	1998-04-09	2000-07-07	Corning Inc	CONNECTION OF OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE BY MERGER
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2001
- 2001-12-06 GB GB0129286A patent/GB0129286D0/en not_active Ceased
2002
- 2002-12-06 WO PCT/GB2002/005539 patent/WO2003048824A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2002-12-06 GB GB0228519A patent/GB2382883A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2002-12-06 AU AU2002347363A patent/AU2002347363A1/en not_active Abandoned

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2003048824A2 (en)	2003-06-12
AU2002347363A1 (en)	2003-06-17
GB0228519D0 (en)	2003-01-15
GB2382883A (en)	2003-06-11
GB0129286D0 (en)	2002-01-23
WO2003048824A3 (en)	2003-12-04

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2004-08-26	MK6	Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase