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Fiber taper particularly useful for coupling a monomode fiber to a semiconductor laser
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1986-11-24
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2006-11-24
Abstract
Abstract A fiber taper in the form of a fiber with a conically tapering at one end and having a step-shaped refractive index profile which is particularly used for coupling a single-mode fiber to a semiconductor laser. The fiber will have a core with a high index of refraction surrounded by an intermediate core layer with an index of refraction being lower by a defined index of refraction difference than the index of refraction of the core. The intermediate core layer is surrounded by a jacket or cladding layer of a lower refractive index which is lower than the refractive index of the core layer by a defined refractive index difference. An expanding beam is established given such a taper and an adiabatic mode matching from one to the other core can be achieved along the taper.
Inventors
- 👤 Hartmut Schneider
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:34
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4202; G02B6/4203; G02B6/4204; G02B6/4206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
In a fiber taper in the form of a fiber conically tapering at one end and useful for coupling a single-mode fiber disposed at a second end of the tape to a semiconductor laser located at the one end, said fiber taper having a step-shaped refractive index profile and having a core with a high refractive index surrounded by a cladding with a lower refractive index, said core and cladding tapering at the one end, the improvements comprising an intermediate core layer being interposed between the core and the cladding and immediately surrounding the core, said intermediate core layer having a refractive index lower by a defined refractive index difference Δn 1 than the refractive index of the core and being higher by a defined refractive index difference Δn 2 than a refractive index of the cladding.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
In a fiber taper in the form of a fiber conically tapering at one end and useful for coupling a single-mode fiber disposed at a second end of the tape to a semiconductor laser located at the one end, said fiber taper having a step-shaped refractive index profile and having a core with a high refractive index surrounded by a cladding with a lower refractive index, said core and cladding tapering at the one end, the improvements comprising an intermediate core layer being interposed between the core and the cladding and immediately surrounding the core, said intermediate core layer having a refractive index lower by a defined refractive index difference Δn 1 than the refractive index of the core and being higher by a defined refractive index difference Δn 2 than a refractive index of the cladding.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
In a fiber taper according to claim 1, wherein a lens is melted onto the one end of the fiber taper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
213 words
In a fiber taper in the form of a fiber conically tapering at one end and useful for coupling a single-mode fiber to a semiconductor laser, said fiber taper having a step-shaped refractive index profile and having a core with a high refractive index surrounded by a cladding with a lower refractive index, said core and cladding tapering at the one end, the improvements comprising an intermediate core layer being interposed between the core and the cladding and immediately surrounding the core, said intermediate core layer having a refractive index lower by a defined refractive index difference Δn 1 than the refractive index of the core and being higher by a defined refractive index difference Δn 2 than a refractive index of the cladding, the taper having a second end connected to a single-mode fiber having a fiber core with a fiber core radius surrounded by a jacket, a radius of said core of the taper at the second end and the refractive index difference Δn 1 between the core and the intermediate core layer of the taper being selected to be equal to the fiber core radius and the refractive index difference between the fiber core and jacket of the single-mode fiber which is coupled to the second end of the taper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
213 words
In a fiber taper in the form of a fiber conically tapering at one end and useful for coupling a single-mode fiber to a semiconductor laser, said fiber taper having a step-shaped refractive index profile and having a core with a high refractive index surrounded by a cladding with a lower refractive index, said core and cladding tapering at the one end, the improvements comprising an intermediate core layer being interposed between the core and the cladding and immediately surrounding the core, said intermediate core layer having a refractive index lower by a defined refractive index difference Δn 1 than the refractive index of the core and being higher by a defined refractive index difference Δn 2 than a refractive index of the cladding, the taper having a second end connected to a single-mode fiber having a fiber core with a fiber core radius surrounded by a jacket, a radius of said core of the taper at the second end and the refractive index difference Δn 1 between the core and the intermediate core layer of the taper being selected to be equal to the fiber core radius and the refractive index difference between the fiber core and jacket of the single-mode fiber which is coupled to the second end of the taper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
In a taper according to claim 3, wherein a lens is connected to the one end opposite the single-mode fiber.
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