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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Optical Engines, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jason D. Tafoya, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Donald L. Sipes, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Daniel Scott Schulz, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
OPTICAL ENGINES INC., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/028 (2006.01); G02B 6/036 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4296 (2013.01); G02B 6/0288 (2013.01); G02B 6/03627 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical energy in excess of that which is properly coupled into the core of an optical fiber is non-destructively redirected and benignly dissipated so as to minimize damage in a fiber coupled system.