DE60207173D1 - Mikrolinse gebildet an einem optischen Faserende - Google Patents

Mikrolinse gebildet an einem optischen Faserende

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DE60207173D1
DE60207173D1 DE60207173T DE60207173T DE60207173D1 DE 60207173 D1 DE60207173 D1 DE 60207173D1 DE 60207173 T DE60207173 T DE 60207173T DE 60207173 T DE60207173 T DE 60207173T DE 60207173 D1 DE60207173 D1 DE 60207173D1
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optical fiber
fiber end
microlens formed
microlens
optical
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Timofei N Kroupenkine
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Nokia of America Corp
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Lucent Technologies Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
    • G02B6/4203—Optical features
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
    • C03C25/10—Coating
    • C03C25/104—Coating to obtain optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/262—Optical details of coupling light into, or out of, or between fibre ends, e.g. special fibre end shapes or associated optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • G02B6/322—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends and having centering means being part of the lens for the self-positioning of the lightguide at the focal point, e.g. holes, wells, indents, nibs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4206—Optical features
DE60207173T 2001-10-29 2002-05-08 Mikrolinse gebildet an einem optischen Faserende Expired - Lifetime DE60207173T2 (de)

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US10/021,458 US6674940B2 (en) 2001-10-29 2001-10-29 Microlens
US21458 2001-10-29

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DE60207173D1 true DE60207173D1 (de) 2005-12-15
DE60207173T2 DE60207173T2 (de) 2006-08-10

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EP (2) EP1306702B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2399177A1 (de)
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US6674940B2 (en) 2004-01-06
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EP1607779A1 (de) 2005-12-21
EP1607779B1 (de) 2015-05-06
EP1306702B1 (de) 2005-11-09
US20030081896A1 (en) 2003-05-01
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