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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Marcel Hoekman, Enschede, NL;
Rene Gerrit Heideman, Oldenzaal, NL;
Albert Prak, Enschede, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Octrolix BV, , NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system having an optical-coupling region for evanescently coupling light between first and second optical-waveguiding structures is disclosed. Within the optical-coupling region, the first and second optical-waveguiding structures exhibit mirror symmetry with respect to each other across or about at least one of a plane and an axis and include a segment that is not straight.