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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:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohsen Kavehrad, Cumberland, CA;
Gang Yun, Vanier, CA;
Assignee:
The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25022724 ; 25022732 ; 385 43 ;
Abstract
An optical receiver includes a photodiode having a surface area of suitable dimensions to permit reception of a signal at a high bit rate. Also, the optical receiver includes an optical taper having a head and a tail. The head is of greater diameter than the tail, and co-axial with the tail. The tail is aligned with the photodiode.