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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Claudio O. Egalon, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber waveguide including a selected period reflection grating structure for coupling the forward propagating mode of an optical signal transmitted through the waveguide into a backward propagating interfacial mode where a substantial portion of the optical signal is propagated in the cladding region of the fiber.