Fiber optics encoding-decoding apparatus and method of fabricating the same

Abstract

Abstract A matched pair of fiber optics image encoding-decoding bundles is fabricated by the steps of coiling a continuous optical fiber into a torodial or similar shaped bundle of fiber convolutions; securing together a first section of each fiber convolution to form a first portion of the bundle, the remainder of each fiber convolution comprising a second section thereof; scrambling at least one second section of the fiber convolutions; securing together the second section of each fiber convolution so as to form a second portion of the bundle; and transversely cutting each fiber convolution at the first and second portions to effect two bundles with opposed end faces thereof defined by respective ones of the fiber endings. Although the opposite end faces of each bundle are arranged in different geometrical patterns of fiber endings, the corresponding end faces ofthe pair of bundles are arranged in substantially identical geometrical patterns of fiber endings.

Inventors

• 👤 Richard Hooker

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