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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2005
Applicant:
Martin Seifert, West Simsbury, CT (US);
Inventor:
Martin Seifert, West Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Nufern, East Granby, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/255 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an optical apparatus including an optical fiber having a wavelength of operation, the optical fiber comprising a first length of the optical fiber joined to a second length of the optical fiber with a splice such that the first and second lengths are in optical communication; a photodetector for sensing light leaking from the splice; and wherein the splice has a splice loss of not greater than 0.5 dB at the wavelength of operation. Methods of sensing light are also disclosed.