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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Robert M. Adams, Sr., Pasadena, MD (US);
Lowell Seal, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Adams, Sr., Pasadena, MD (US);
Lowell Seal, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Corvis Corporation, Columbia, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B006/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heating module keeps a length of erbium-doped optical fiber at a constant temperature. The heating module includes the erbium-doped optical fiber, a heating element, and a temperature sensor embedded in a flexible circuit substrate. Insulating and packaging layers may be placed around the flexible circuit substrate.