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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Randy P. Goettsche, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Karl A. Fetting, Glendale, AZ (US);
Glen A. Sanders, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
John H. Shannon, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Tracy L. Hawk, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Randy P. Goettsche, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Karl A. Fetting, Glendale, AZ (US);
Glen A. Sanders, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
John H. Shannon, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Tracy L. Hawk, Phoenix, AZ (US);
NxtPhase Corporation, Vancouver, CA;
Abstract
The polarization state of a light wave is changed by a fiber polanrzation retardation device constructed by a method including employment of a pair of clamping fixtures, and a series of steps including clamping, cleaving, splicing, releasing, clamping, and cleaving, so as to achieve precise optical fiber lengths to achieve a desired polarization retarding device.