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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. 24, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1995
Christian Lerminiaux, Fontainebleau, FR;
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated optical proximity coupler comprises first and second parallel straight interaction waveguide segments. First and second end segments are connected to the input ends of the first and second straight waveguide segments, respectively, by means including first and second curved segments, respectively. The end segments are both the same predetermined size which is determined by conventional optical fibers to which they are to be connected. To make the device broad banded, one of the straight segments must be narrower than the other. To reduce device excess loss, the first straight segment and at least part of its respective curved segment are made slightly narrower than the end segments, and the second straight segment and at least part of its respective curved segment are made slightly wider than the end segments. Thus, the required .DELTA..beta. can be obtained without making the narrow path too narrow.
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