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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2014
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikiyo Noguchi, Sakura, JP;
Kensuke Shima, Sakura, JP;
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber combinerhas: a plurality of input optical fibers; a plurality of divergence angle reducing memberswhich lights emitted from the respective input optical fibersenter and which emits the lights from the input optical fibersat divergence angles made lower than divergence angles upon entrance; a bridge fiberwhich the lights emitted from the respective divergence angle reducing membersenter and which has a tapered portionwhich has a portion in which the lights propagate and a diameter of which is gradually reduced apart from a divergence angle reducing memberside; and an output optical fiberwhich a light emitted from a side of the bridge fiberopposite to the divergence angle reducing memberside enters.