CA1127889A - Distributive couplers for fiber optics - Google Patents

Distributive couplers for fiber optics

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CA1127889A
CA1127889A CA334,817A CA334817A CA1127889A CA 1127889 A CA1127889 A CA 1127889A CA 334817 A CA334817 A CA 334817A CA 1127889 A CA1127889 A CA 1127889A
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light
optical fibers
optical
coupler
housing
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French (fr)
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Lawrence J. Coyne
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Bunker Ramo Corp
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Bunker Ramo Corp
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    • 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2808—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using a mixing element which evenly distributes an input signal over a number of outputs
    • 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2848—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers having refractive means, e.g. imaging elements between light guides as splitting, branching and/or combining devices, e.g. lenses, holograms

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
CA334,817A 1978-08-31 1979-08-30 Distributive couplers for fiber optics Expired CA1127889A (en)

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US93858578A 1978-08-31 1978-08-31
US938,585 1978-08-31

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CA1127889A true CA1127889A (en) 1982-07-20

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JP (2) JPS5535396A (de)
CA (1) CA1127889A (de)
DE (1) DE2934153A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2435059A1 (de)
GB (1) GB2029046B (de)

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FR2551887B1 (fr) * 1983-09-09 1987-02-20 Sopelem Dispositif de couplage de cables de fibres optiques
JP2503622B2 (ja) * 1989-01-27 1996-06-05 日立電線株式会社 光スタ―カプラ装置
GB8902797D0 (en) * 1989-02-08 1989-03-30 Stc Plc Optical fibre star coupler
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GB2289955B (en) * 1991-12-27 1996-07-17 Seiko Giken Kk Optical fibre light diverging/converging device having ferrules
CN107842778A (zh) * 2017-11-28 2018-03-27 重庆光遥光电科技有限公司 一种照明角度可调的筒灯

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US3883223A (en) * 1974-04-08 1975-05-13 Corning Glass Works Coupler for optical communication system
US3912364A (en) * 1974-04-08 1975-10-14 Corning Glass Works Mixer for optical waveguide bundle
DE2522763A1 (de) * 1975-05-22 1976-12-02 Siemens Ag Vorrichtung zur verbindung zweier lichtleitfaserkabeln und verfahren zur herstellung der vorrichtung
GB1537477A (en) * 1975-11-14 1978-12-29 Post Office Dielectric optical waveguide couplings
GB1579027A (en) * 1976-05-25 1980-11-12 Combined Optical Ind Ltd Fibre optic waveguide connectors
US4111524A (en) * 1977-04-14 1978-09-05 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Wavelength division multiplexer

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JPS63109906U (de) 1988-07-15
FR2435059B1 (de) 1984-02-03
GB2029046A (en) 1980-03-12
GB2029046B (en) 1982-11-17
FR2435059A1 (fr) 1980-03-28
DE2934153A1 (de) 1980-03-13
JPS5535396A (en) 1980-03-12

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