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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Richard Wyatt, Woodbridge, GB;
Robert M. Percival, Ipswich, GB;
Raman Kashyap, Ville Saint Laurent, CA;
Inventors:
Richard Wyatt, Woodbridge, GB;
Robert M. Percival, Ipswich, GB;
Raman Kashyap, Ville Saint Laurent, CA;
Assignee:
British Telecommunications public limited company, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A section of tapered optical fiber is provided to protect optical components from catastrophic damage that may propagate within an optical route. The tapered section functions as a fuse to arrest the propagation of optical power induced damage by leaking optical power from a waveguiding region below a threshold, below which further propagation of damage is not supported.