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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Inventor:
Douglas Llewellyn Butler, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); H04B 10/564 (2013.01); H04J 14/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02F 1/0115 (2013.01); H04B 10/564 (2013.01); H04J 14/0221 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fiber optic terminals and fiber optic networks having variable ratio couplers are disclosed. The fiber optic terminals comprise a shell having a portion of a variable ratio coupler disposed therein. The variable ratio coupler comprises an optical input, a first optical output, a second optical output and a control. The control may be adjusted for changing an output power level between the first optical output and the second optical output.