US4440470A
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Optical transmission system coupling a semiconductor laser diode to a multimode optical fiber
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1981-08-17
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2001-08-17
Abstract
Abstract Optical transmission system comprising a laser diode which is coupled to a transmission fiber via a coupling path. The coupling path includes a monomode fiber or the series arrangement of a monomode fiber and a pluraity of multimode fiber lengths, the cross-section of which, see from the laser, increase in size. As a result thereof the modal noise and the reflection noise in the optical system in drastically reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Giok D. Khoe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:14
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4204; G02B6/4207; G02B6/26; G02B6/262; G02B6/421
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
An optical transmission system comprising: a semiconductor laser for generating light having a coherence length; a multimode transmission fiber; and a monomode fiber providing a coupling path for guiding light from the laser to the transmission fiber, said monomode fiber having a length greater than the coherence length of the laser light in the monomode fiber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
An optical transmission system comprising: a semiconductor laser for generating light having a coherence length; a multimode transmission fiber; and a monomode fiber providing a coupling path for guiding light from the laser to the transmission fiber, said monomode fiber having a length greater than the coherence length of the laser light in the monomode fiber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
An optical transmission system comprising; a semiconductor laser for generating light having a coherence length; a multimode transmission fiber; and a coupling path for guiding light from the laser to the transmission fiber; characterized in that the coupling path comprises a serial arrangement of a monomode fiber and at least one multimode fiber on an optical axis, the numerical apertures on the optical axis and the core diameters of the fibers increasing from the laser to and including the transmission fiber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
An optical transmission system comprising; a semiconductor laser for generating light having a coherence length; a multimode transmission fiber; and a coupling path for guiding light from the laser to the transmission fiber; characterized in that the coupling path comprises a serial arrangement of a monomode fiber and at least one multimode fiber on an optical axis, the numerical apertures on the optical axis and the core diameters of the fibers increasing from the laser to and including the transmission fiber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system as claimed in claim 2 characterized in that the length of the coupling path exceeds the coherence length of the laser light through the coupling path.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system as claimed in claim 3 characterized in that the multimode fibers are graded index-type.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system as claimed in claim 3 characterized in that the multimode fibers are step-index type.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as claimed in claim 3 characterized in that at least the first multimode fiber is a graded-index fiber, and the next multimode fiber is a step-index fiber.
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