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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Byoung Yoon Kim, Mountain View, CA (US);
Benjamin Vakoc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novera Optics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/295 ; H04B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/295 ; H04B 1/000 ;
Abstract
An optical apparatus includes an optical fiber. A plurality of individual optical fiber deformation structures are positioned adjacent along a length of the optical fiber. Each of an individual optical fiber deformation structure introduces a mechanical or index deformation of a portion of the optical fiber to create perturbation in the optical modes in the fiber and provide a coherent coupling between two modes in the optical fiber.