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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/28 (2006.01); G02B 6/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/2856 (2013.01); G02B 6/245 (2013.01); G02B 6/2852 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49194 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49195 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for forming a side-pumped optical fiber combiner includes ablating a cladding of a signal fiber to form an angled notch in the cladding. The signal fiber includes a core and the cladding surrounding the core. The method further includes inserting a cladding-free end of a pump fiber into the angled notch. The pump fiber includes a core and a cladding, the cladding-free end including the core of the pump fiber and free from the cladding of the pump fiber. The method further includes fusing the cladding-free end to the signal fiber.