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Optical transmission system comprising a monomode optical transmission fibre having a tapered end portion
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1986-01-17
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Granted: 1988-01-26
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Expires: 2006-01-17
Abstract
Abstract An optical transmission system comprises a monomode optical transmission fibre which has an end portion in which the diameter of the core tapers toward the end. If the tapered portion is followed by a part of increasing diameter this results in a better matching to the wavefront which issues from the lens arranged in front of or on the fibre. This yields a higher coupling efficiency.
Inventors
- 👤 Giok D. Khoe
- 👤 Andreas H. M. Hoovers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:08
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4202; G02B6/4203
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
An optical transmission system comprising a radiation source, a monomode optical transmission fibre having an end portion in which the core diameter varies, and a lens system interposed between the radiation source and the transmission fibre, characterized in that toward the lens the diameter of the core of the transmission fibre decreases to a smallest diameter from which it increases to a largest diameter which is smaller than the diameter in the straight portion of the fibre.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
An optical transmission system comprising a radiation source, a monomode optical transmission fibre having an end portion in which the core diameter varies, and a lens system interposed between the radiation source and the transmission fibre, characterized in that toward the lens the diameter of the core of the transmission fibre decreases to a smallest diameter from which it increases to a largest diameter which is smaller than the diameter in the straight portion of the fibre.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
An optical transmission system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that in the end portion of the fibre the distance between the largest-diameter plane at the end face of the fibre and the smallest-diameter plane is not larger than the distance between the smallest-diameter plane and the straight part of the fibre.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An optical transmission system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a lens is arranged on the end face of the transmission fibre.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An optical transmission system as claimed in claim 3, charaterized in that the end face of the transmission fibre is flat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
109 words
An optical transmission system comprising: a radiation source; a monomode optical transmission fiber having a core and a cladding, said core having a diameter, said fiber having a straight portion in which the core diameter is substantially constant, said fiber having an end portion in which the core diameter varies, said end portion having a free end with an end face, the core diameter at the end face being less than the core diameter at the straight portion, the core diameter in the end portion decreasing from the end face to a place of smaller core diameter; and a lens arranged between the radiation source and the transmission fiber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
109 words
An optical transmission system comprising: a radiation source; a monomode optical transmission fiber having a core and a cladding, said core having a diameter, said fiber having a straight portion in which the core diameter is substantially constant, said fiber having an end portion in which the core diameter varies, said end portion having a free end with an end face, the core diameter at the end face being less than the core diameter at the straight portion, the core diameter in the end portion decreasing from the end face to a place of smaller core diameter; and a lens arranged between the radiation source and the transmission fiber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
An optical transmission system as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the core diameter in the end portion increases from the place of smaller core diameter to the straight portion of the fiber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
107 words
An optical coupler comprising: a monomode optical transmission fiber having a core and a cladding, said core having a diameter, said fiber having a straight portion in which the core diameter is substantially constant, said fiber having an end portion in which the core diameter varies, said end portion having a free end with an end face, the core diameter at the end face being less than the core diameter at the straight portion, the core diameter in the end portion decreasing from the end face to a place of smaller core diameter; and a lens arranged in front of the end face of the transmission fiber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
An optical coupler comprising: a monomode optical transmission fiber having a core and a cladding, said core having a diameter, said fiber having a straight portion in which the core diameter is substantially constant, said fiber having an end portion in which the core diameter varies, said end portion having a free end with an end face, the core diameter at the end face being less than the core diameter at the straight portion, the core diameter in the end portion decreasing from the end face to a place of smaller core diameter; and a lens arranged in front of the end face of the transmission fiber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
An optical coupler as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the core diameter in the end portion increases from the place of smaller core diameter to the straight portion of the fiber.
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