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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rostislav Radiyevich Khrapko, Corning, NY (US);
William James Miller, Horseheads, NY (US);
Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Corning, NY (US);
Katerina Hristova Rousseva, Painted Post, NY (US);
Lucas Wayne Yeary, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/024 (2006.01); G02B 6/14 (2006.01); G02B 6/27 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/2766 (2013.01); G02B 6/024 (2013.01); G02B 6/0238 (2013.01); G02B 6/02395 (2013.01); G02B 6/14 (2013.01); G02B 6/4405 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polarization controller comprising: (i) an optical fiber, and (ii) a carrier surrounding the optical fiber, the carrier comprising an off-center through hole with at least one collapsed region, such that the optical fiber is situated within the through hole and contacts the at least one collapsed region of the through hole, and the collapsed region exerts pressure on the optical fiber.