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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998

Filed:

Jan. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kuniaki Jinnai, Tokyo, JP;

Yasunari Kawabata, Tokyo, JP;

Norio Takeda, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 50 ; 385 46 ; 385 48 ; 385 43 ; 385 49 ; 385 14 ;
Abstract

An optical waveguide having stable low branching ratio is disclosed, which includes a primary optical waveguide portion coupled at a input end thereof to an input-side optical fiber. branched optical waveguide portions each having one end continuously connected to a output end of the primary optical waveguide portion and the other ends coupled to a plurality of output-side optical fibers and an introductory waveguide portion coupled to the input end of the primary optical waveguide portion and having a width substantially identical with a core diameter of the input-side optical fiber. Further, there is provided a method of producing an optical branching device in which the optical waveguide is formed.


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