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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Glen A. Sanders, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Andrew Kaliszek, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thien Dang, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Glen A. Sanders, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Andrew Kaliszek, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thien Dang, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An optical coupling device for connecting hollow core optical fiber coils in a fiber optic gyro system. An example fiber optic gyro system includes a recirculator or an integrated optics chip, a fiber coil of hollow core optical fiber with first and second ends, and a coupling device that holds an end of the hollow core optical fiber in an enclosed cavity at some predefined distance from the recirculator or integrated optics chip. The coupling device includes a housing for rigidly holding the fiber end in position. The housing includes a cavity that receives the fiber end.