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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Spi Lasers Uk Limited, Southhampton, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SPI Lasers UK Limited, Southhampton, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/255 (2006.01); G02B 6/28 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/43 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/10 (2013.01); G02B 6/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/255 (2013.01); G02B 6/2551 (2013.01); G02B 6/2856 (2013.01); G02B 6/43 (2013.01); G02B 27/0905 (2013.01); G02B 27/0994 (2013.01); H01S 3/067 (2013.01); H01S 3/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical combiner (), comprising a bundle of input fibers () spliced to an output fiber (), the output fiber having a cladding and at least one high-index portion within the cladding, such that the high index portion has a diameter substantially equal to or less than the outer diameter of the input fiber bundle at the splice point.