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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert O. Miller, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Optical Switch Corporation, Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ; G02B 6/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ; G02B 6/42 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber includes an endface having a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. The first reflective surface is formed at a first bias angle with respect to a plane that is normal to the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. The first reflective surface totally internally reflects an optical signal at a first reflection angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The second reflective surface is coupled to the first reflective surface and formed at a second bias angle with respect to the plane such that the second reflective surface totally internally reflects the optical signal at a selected second reflection angle.