AU510176B2 - An optical fibre coupler - Google Patents

An optical fibre coupler

Info

Publication number: AU510176B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: optical fibre; fibre coupler; coupler; optical; fibre
Prior art date: 1976-11-10
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.): Expired

Application number

AU30321/77A

Other versions

AU3032177A (en

Inventor

M. and Dalgoutte D. G Chown

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.)

International Standard Electric Corp

Original Assignee

International Standard Electric Corp

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.)

1976-11-10

Filing date

1977-11-03

Publication date

1980-06-12

1977-11-03 Application filed by International Standard Electric Corp filed Critical International Standard Electric Corp

1979-05-10 Publication of AU3032177A publication Critical patent/AU3032177A/en

1980-06-12 Application granted granted Critical

1980-06-12 Publication of AU510176B2 publication Critical patent/AU510176B2/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2555—Alignment or adjustment devices for aligning prior to splicing
- 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
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

AU30321/77A 1976-11-10 1977-11-03 An optical fibre coupler Expired AU510176B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB46846/76		1976-11-10
GB46846/76A GB1556505A (en)	1976-11-10	1976-11-10	Joing optical fibres

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU78299/81A Addition AU548801B2 (en)	1981-12-04	1981-12-04	Optical fibre splice
AU81747/82A Addition AU548245B2 (en)	1982-03-19	1982-03-19	Optical fibre coupler

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU3032177A AU3032177A (en)	1979-05-10
AU510176B2 true AU510176B2 (en)	1980-06-12

Family

ID=10442800

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU30321/77A Expired AU510176B2 (en)	1976-11-10	1977-11-03	An optical fibre coupler

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JPS5361350A (en)
AU (1)	AU510176B2 (en)
DE (1)	DE2750089A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES463986A1 (en)
FR (1)	FR2370991A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB1556505A (en)
SE (1)	SE7712477L (en)
ZA (1)	ZA776384B (en)

Families Citing this family (19)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1589725A (en) *	1977-07-21	1981-05-20	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Optical fibre arrangement
GB1600010A (en) *	1977-12-22	1981-10-14	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Optical fibre couplings
GB1566929A (en) *	1977-12-22	1980-05-08	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Coupling optical fibres
FR2435056A1 (en) *	1978-08-31	1980-03-28	Fort Francois	CONNECTION CONNECTOR FOR FIBER OPTICS
JPS57184904U (en) *	1981-05-21	1982-11-24
JPS5845510U (en) *	1981-09-22	1983-03-26	松下電工株式会社	Optical fiber connection structure
US4544234A (en) *	1982-04-09	1985-10-01	At&T Bell Laboratories	Low loss optical fiber splicing
GB2136147B (en) *	1983-02-08	1987-01-21	Raychem Corp	Joining optical films
JPS6198302A (en) *	1984-10-19	1986-05-16	Fujikura Ltd	Heating device of thermal contraction tube
JPS61182503U (en) *	1985-05-01	1986-11-14
JPS61198906U (en) *	1985-05-30	1986-12-12
JPS61285409A (en) *	1985-06-13	1986-12-16	Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd	Optical fiber connector connecting method and its connector
JPH01227106A (en) *	1988-03-08	1989-09-11	Mitsubishi Cable Ind Ltd	Connecting member for optical fiber
DE3833369A1 (en) *	1988-09-29	1990-04-05	Siemens Ag	Method for connecting two optical waveguides and device for carrying out the method
JPH0487131U (en) *	1990-11-30	1992-07-29
GB2264298A (en) *	1992-02-24	1993-08-25	Sensor Dynamics Ltd	Method of making an optical fibre sensor
US7486858B2 (en)	2007-05-16	2009-02-03	Furukawa Electric North America, Inc.	Systems and methods for creating localized refractive index modulations in an optical fiber
US20090257719A1 (en) *	2008-04-09	2009-10-15	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Low loss self centering fiber optic connector
EP2764385B1 (en) *	2011-10-06	2020-12-09	OFS Fitel, LLC	Systems and techniques for fabricating optical fiber gratings

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3455625A (en) *	1966-06-23	1969-07-15	Bausch & Lomb	Optical fiber bundle coupling system
US3963323A (en) *	1974-12-23	1976-06-15	International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation	Fiber optic connector with protective cable sleeves
GB1481290A (en) *	1975-05-09	1977-07-27	Int Standard Electric Corp	Coupler for optical fibres
GB1497781A (en) *	1976-01-08	1978-01-12	Standard Telephones Cables Ltd	Glass optical fibre joints

1976
- 1976-11-10 GB GB46846/76A patent/GB1556505A/en not_active Expired
1977
- 1977-10-26 ZA ZA00776384A patent/ZA776384B/en unknown
- 1977-11-03 SE SE7712477A patent/SE7712477L/en unknown
- 1977-11-03 AU AU30321/77A patent/AU510176B2/en not_active Expired
- 1977-11-09 DE DE19772750089 patent/DE2750089A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1977-11-09 FR FR7733745A patent/FR2370991A1/en active Pending
- 1977-11-10 ES ES463986A patent/ES463986A1/en not_active Expired
- 1977-11-10 JP JP13520977A patent/JPS5361350A/en active Pending

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES463986A1 (en)	1978-07-16
JPS5361350A (en)	1978-06-01
AU3032177A (en)	1979-05-10
GB1556505A (en)	1979-11-28
DE2750089A1 (en)	1978-05-18
ZA776384B (en)	1978-08-30
FR2370991A1 (en)	1978-06-09
SE7712477L (en)	1978-05-11

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AU506314B2 (en)	1979-12-20	Optical fibre connector
AU509982B2 (en)	1980-06-05	Optical fibre transmission system
AU502895B2 (en)	1979-08-09	Fibre optic coupler
AU504867B2 (en)	1979-11-01	Optical fibre termination
AU505815B2 (en)	1979-12-06	Optical fibre gable
AU2575977A (en)	1978-12-07	An optical fibre connector
JPS5339145A (en)	1978-04-10	Optical fiber coupler
AU507328B2 (en)	1980-02-14	An optical fibre splice
JPS52130646A (en)	1977-11-02	Optical fiber coupler
AU504884B2 (en)	1979-11-01	Optical fibre connector
AU525704B2 (en)	1982-11-25	Optical fibre coupler
AU510176B2 (en)	1980-06-12	An optical fibre coupler
CA1029993A (en)	1978-04-25	Optical fibre transmission line
AU505125B2 (en)	1979-11-08	Optical fibre termination
AU504970B2 (en)	1979-11-01	Optical fibre manufacture
AU506897B2 (en)	1980-01-24	Optical fibre connector
AU506010B2 (en)	1979-12-13	Optical fibre manufacture
AU503371B2 (en)	1979-08-30	Optical fibre termination
AU528852B2 (en)	1983-05-19	Optical fibre
JPS52145048A (en)	1977-12-02	Optical fiber coupler
AU504868B2 (en)	1979-11-01	Optical fibre coupler
JPS537344A (en)	1978-01-23	Optical fiber coupler
GB1549928A (en)	1979-08-08	Optical fibre splice
AU504566B2 (en)	1979-10-18	Optical fibre connector
AU507469B2 (en)	1980-02-14	Optical fibre connector