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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
William K Burns, Alexandria, VA (US);
Carl A Villarruel, Burke, VA (US);
Chin-Lin Chen, W. Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9615 ; 350 9610 ; 350 9629 ; 350 9630 ; 350320 ; 350370 ;
Abstract
A method for correcting birefringence in a fiber optic coupler comprising measuring the intrinsic birefringent retardation, fast axis orientation and rotation of separate paths through the coupler and adding lumped birefringent elements to the ports of the coupler in a fashion to compensate for the intrinsic birefringence.