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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yellapu Anjan, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Sam Habbel, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Joseph F Straceski, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 51 ; 385 42 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a housing for an optical coupler. The housing includes a primary protective body having a receiving space therein, wherein the coupled portion of the coupler is positioned. A support material at least partially about the coupled portion of the coupler extends in the receiving space to the primary protective body. The support material is resilient and has an index of refraction less than that of the coupled portion of the coupler.