AU650441B2 - Coupling element for an optical transmission system - Google Patents

Coupling element for an optical transmission system

Info

Publication number: AU650441B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: transmission system; optical transmission; coupling element; coupling; optical
Prior art date: 1990-03-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

Application number

AU72832/91A

Other versions

AU7283291A (en

Inventor

Manfred Kaiser

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Alcatel Lucent NV

Original Assignee

Alcatel NV

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1990-03-16

Filing date

1991-03-12

Publication date

1994-06-23

1991-03-12 Application filed by Alcatel NV filed Critical Alcatel NV

1991-09-19 Publication of AU7283291A publication Critical patent/AU7283291A/en

1994-06-23 Application granted granted Critical

1994-06-23 Publication of AU650441B2 publication Critical patent/AU650441B2/en

2011-03-12 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 title 1
230000008878 coupling Effects 0.000 title 1
238000010168 coupling process Methods 0.000 title 1
238000005859 coupling reaction Methods 0.000 title 1
230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 title 1

Classifications

- 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
- G02B6/4292—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements
- 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
- G02B6/4214—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms the intermediate optical element having redirecting reflective means, e.g. mirrors, prisms for deflecting the radiation from horizontal to down- or upward direction toward a device
- 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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
- G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3644—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the coupling means being through-holes or wall apertures
- 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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
- G02B6/3826—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape
- G02B6/3829—Bent or angled connectors

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)

AU72832/91A 1990-03-16 1991-03-12 Coupling element for an optical transmission system Ceased AU650441B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4008483		1990-03-16
DE19904008483 DE4008483A1 (en)	1990-03-16	1990-03-16	Coupling element for optical signal transmission system - has lens and optical fibre coupling at opposing ends of angle piece

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU7283291A AU7283291A (en)	1991-09-19
AU650441B2 true AU650441B2 (en)	1994-06-23

Family

ID=6402388

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU72832/91A Ceased AU650441B2 (en)	1990-03-16	1991-03-12	Coupling element for an optical transmission system

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU650441B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE4008483A1 (en)

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US7254296B2 (en) *	2003-01-16	2007-08-07	Sae Magnetics (Hong Kong) Limited	Apparatus for improved fiber optic coupling efficiency
DE10323032A1 (en) *	2003-05-20	2004-09-02	Infineon Technologies Ag	Optic fiber coupling, to give an optical path link between optic fibers and an opto-electronic unit, has a molded housing with a waveguide in a channel between positioned optical couplings on both sides
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WO2011116159A1 (en) *	2010-03-19	2011-09-22	Corning Incorporated	Fiber optic interface device with bent optical path
US9239440B2 (en)	2010-11-09	2016-01-19	Corning Incorporated	Receptacle ferrules with monolithic lens system and fiber optic connectors using same
EP2713193A1 (en)	2012-09-28	2014-04-02	CCS Technology, Inc.	A method of manufacturing an assembly to couple an optical fiber to an opto-electronic component
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EP0102264A1 (en) *	1982-07-16	1984-03-07	Instruments S.A.	Arrangement for wavelength multiplexing or demultiplexing with optical isolation
EP0117606A1 (en) *	1983-01-28	1984-09-05	Xerox Corporation	Collector for a LED array
AU604847B2 (en) *	1987-03-23	1991-01-03	Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.	Improved optical interface for a magneto-optical current transducer

1990
- 1990-03-16 DE DE19904008483 patent/DE4008483A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1991
- 1991-03-12 AU AU72832/91A patent/AU650441B2/en not_active Ceased

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0102264A1 (en) *	1982-07-16	1984-03-07	Instruments S.A.	Arrangement for wavelength multiplexing or demultiplexing with optical isolation
EP0117606A1 (en) *	1983-01-28	1984-09-05	Xerox Corporation	Collector for a LED array
AU604847B2 (en) *	1987-03-23	1991-01-03	Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.	Improved optical interface for a magneto-optical current transducer

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Publication number	Publication date
DE4008483A1 (en)	1991-09-19
AU7283291A (en)	1991-09-19

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