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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Hong-seok Seo, Daejeon, KR;
Joon Tae Ahn, Daejeon, KR;
Bong Je Park, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There are provided an optical fiber coupler configured to improve or optimize optical efficiency and coupling efficiency, a method of manufacturing the optical fiber coupler, and an active optical module. The optical fiber coupler includes a first optical fiber and second optical fibers. The first optical fiber includes a first core and a first cladding surrounding the first core, and the second optical fibers are coupled to the first cladding. The first cladding includes a first coupling facet to which ends of the second optical fibers are coupled.