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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Valeria Corio, Milan, IT;
Aurelio Pianciola, Casteggio, IT;
Inventors:
Valeria Corio, Milan, IT;
Aurelio Pianciola, Casteggio, IT;
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of making an all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer comprising at least two optical fibers comprises the steps of bringing the fibers in a reciprocal contact relationship for a contact section thereof; fusing together and tapering the fibers in at least a first portion of said contact section; forming at least two optical couplers between the fibers in a second and a third portions of said contact section, located at opposite sides of said first portion.