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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5768460 | Low skew optical fiber ribbons An optical fiber ribbon comprising a plurality of optical fibers secured or embedded substantially parallel to one another, fibers are selected and processed such that the skew in optical propagation time for signals transmitted over said plurality of opt... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5361319 | Dispersion compensating devices and systems Disclosed is a family of dispersion compensating optical fibers that are adapted for use with conventional single-mode transmission fibers that are optimized for zero dispersion operation at a wavelength in the range from 1290 nm to 1330 nm to form a tran... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5320904 | Reduction of hydrogen generation by silicone-coated optical fibers The deleterious generation of hydrogen in optical fiber cables with cured silicone resin coatings is reduced by treating such optical fibers with one or more type of olefinic hydrocarbon to convert --Si--H groups remaining after curing to --Si--R groups w... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5309221 | Measurement of fiber diameters with high precision Methods for measuring the diameters of transparent filaments with high precision, e.g., RMS standard deviations of less than 0.02 microns, are provided. The methods involve determining the average spatial frequency ω of the far-field interference pattern... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5297233 | Integrated optics achromatic splitter and an MxN coupler incorporating such a splitter A splitter is produced by ion diffusion in a glass substrate and it is designed to assure the transmission of an optical signal toward two outputs with a predetermined ratio of the signal power appearing at these 2 outputs. In accordance with the inventio... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5296072 | Method of manufacturing and testing integrated optical components A method of manufacturing and testing integrated optical composites in which fiber pigtails are aligned with and attached to the optical output ports of a plurality of integrated optical components on a wafer, prior to separation into individual component... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5283628 | Method for measuring diameters of non-circular fibers A method for measuring the diameter of a transparent filament is provided which is substantially insensitive to ellipticity of the filament. The method comprises using an interference technique to measure the filament diameter at two locations which are s... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5281303 | Process for manufacturing integrated optical components using silicon mask A process for the production of an integrated optical circuit in a glass body by ion exchange between certain regions of the glass body and a metallic salt with the use of a mask defining the regions where the ion exchange occurs, wherein the mask compris... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5278107 | Optical parts and equipment using infrared athermal glasses Optical parts and optical equipment, including lenses, mirrors and laser media made of athermal glasses having compositions comprising 0-13 mol % CdO, 9-24 mol % CdF2, 5-10 mol % LiF, 30-34.5 mol % AlF3 28-33.5 mol % PbF2,... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5268976 | Integrated optical proximity coupler The coupler comprises two waveguides imbedded in a substrate and exhibiting a coupling region of length L establishing coupling coefficients (C1) and (C2) for the signals of the wavelengths (λ1) and (λ2) respe... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5222167 | Optical coupler and method of manufacturing An optical coupler with an input and 2n outputs comprises a plurality of substantially coplanar waveguides, each optically coupling said input to one of said 2n coupler outputs, said waveguides comprising a plurality of waveguide sec... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5211732 | Method for forming a porous glass preform A method and apparatus for rapidly forming a porous glass preform is provided in which an array of burners is oscillated along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the preform. Unlike existing soot deposition techniques, the oscillation amplitude i... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5203897 | Method for making a preform doped with a metal oxide An improved method for making preforms by vapor deposition soot laydown processes is provided wherein an oxidizing atmosphere is used during at least part of the laydown process, e.g., during the laydown of the center portion of the preform. The use of su... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5201020 | Reinforced protective tube for optical waveguide fibers Reinforced protective tubes for optical waveguide fibers are provided. The tubes include an inner layer of a polyester elastomer, an outer layer of a polyvinyl chloride polymer, and two longitudinal reinforcing members composed of aramid fibers. The tubes... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5185835 | Fiber attachment means for integrated optical component An integrated optical component comprising at least one waveguide integrated into a substrate and connected to the end of an optical fiber which is attached to the substrate at said fiber end and in a region separated from said fiber end by a first drop o... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5185636 | Method for detecting defects in fibers Methods for deteting defects, such as, holes or voids, in optical waveguide fibers are provided. The methods employ far-field interference patterns produced by transversely illuminating the fiber with a laser beam. Holes in the fiber produce a characteris... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5181268 | Strippable tight buffered optical waveguide fiber A tight buffered optical waveguide fiber having improved strippability is provided. The fiber includes a core, a cladding, a first protective coating in contact with the cladding, an interfacial layer in contact with the first protective coating, and a bu... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5180411 | Optical waveguide fiber with titania-silica outer cladding and method of manufacturing A method of making an optical waveguide fiber with a fatigue resistant TiO2 -SiO2 outer cladding, and a substantially glass blank for drawing into such fiber, wherein a glass soot TiO2 -SiO2 outermost layer, wit... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5177803 | Coaxial optical fiber coupler transmitter-receiver apparatus and method of making same An optical two-way transmission-received communications system utilizing a coaxial coupler in place of a standard coupler, the optical system being capable of operation either in a single or multiple wavelength mode by designing the coupling region to hav... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5148509 | Composite buffer optical fiber cables Single fiber cables of the composite buffer type are provided which include: (a) a central optical waveguide fiber; (b) a layer of fill compound surrounding the optical fiber; (c) a layer of aramid fiber surrounding the fill compound; and (d) a plastic ja... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5146519 | Rotary variable optical tap An apparatus for selectively transmitting input optical signals carried on input optical fibers to output optical fibers. A three refractive index tapered wave guide structure is bent and maintained in the bent state. This structure is, thereafter, rotate... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5144689 | Multimode fiber sensor system with sensor fiber coupled to a detection fiber by spacer means A fiber-optic sensor device utilizing modal interference in a multimode optical sensor fiber, having output light from the sensor fiber coupled to an axially separated detection lead fiber, and having light from the detection lead fiber coupled to a subst... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5140665 | Optical waveguide fiber with titania-silica outer cladding An optical waveguide fiber with a fatigue resistant TiO2 -SiO2 outer cladding including a cylindrical outermost layer with TiO2 concentration greater than 10.5 wt. % and thickness less than 3 μm. The fiber may include a t... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5128801 | Integrated optical signal amplifier An optical signal amplifier with a waveguide path integrated into a glass body that is doped with optically active material. The signal to be amplified is transmitted through the waveguide and the pump power is coupled into the waveguide at one end. The w... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5125946 | Manufacturing method for planar optical waveguides A metehod of manufacturing planar optical waveguides in which a planar optical preform which is stretched to form a planar optical cane with substantially smaller cross-sectional dimensions than the original preform, and in which the optical circuitry pat... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5116400 | Apparatus for forming a porous glass preform Apparatus for rapidly forming a porous glass preform is provided in which an array of burners is oscillated along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the preform. The oscillation amplitude is limited so that each burner deposits soot on only a por... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5091989 | Method for encapsulating an optical component and the encapsulated component obtained thereby A process for encapsulating a component for interconnecting optical fibers wherein a bar connected to the fibers is inserted and sealed with a sealing composition into an elongated housing with U-shaped cross-section, and an encapsulated component manufac... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5078092 | Flash vaporizer system for use in manufacturing optical waveguide fiber A system for delivering a liquid reactant at high flow rates to an oxidation/flame hydrolysis glass soot deposition site. A first liquid only reactant is delivered to a flash vaporization chamber to form a thin film and mixed with oxygen after vaporizatio... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5076104 | Method for measuring actual load at failure of optical fiber Method and apparatus wherein continuous indexed lengths of optical fiber are automatically measured for load at failure for each failure below a predetermined maximum stress. A predetermined length of optical fiber is indexed. The optical fiber is clamped... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5067975 | Method of manufacturing optical waveguide fiber with titania-silica outer cladding A method of making an optical waveguide fiber with a fatigue resistant TiO2 -SiO2 outer cladding, and a substantially glass blank for drawing into optical fiber, wherein a glass soot TiO2 -SiO2 outermost layer, ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4983824 | Optically resonant sensor with increased monotonic range A variable gap optical sensor device with a pair of opposed reflective surfaces and having a periodic response function. The sensor includes stiffening means or limiting means intermediate the reflective surfaces to diminish the potential variation in the... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4979970 | Method of manufacturing integrated optical component An integrated optical component with ion diffused optical circuit paths in glass connected to optical fibers, comprising a transverse exit groove machined adjacent the paths, a plateau for supporting an uncoated portion of the optical fibers for connectio... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4969710 | Optical fiber transmission path with dispersion compensation An optical fiber transmission path wherein total dispersion of the system is compensated by use of fibers composed of glasses with total dispersion of opposite signs at the operating wavelength for the system. With silica-based fibers, CdF2 --L... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4945230 | Optical measuring device using a spectral modulation sensor having an optically resonant structure Physical changes induced in the spectral modulation sensor's optically resonant structure by the physical parameter being measured cause microshifts of its reflectivity and transmission curves, and of the selected operating segment(s) thereof being used, ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4943130 | Integrated optical component An integrated optical component with ion diffused optical circuit paths in glass connected to optical fibers, comprising a transverse exit groove machined adjacent the paths, a plateau for supporting an uncoated portion of the optical fibers for connectio... | 07/24/1990 |
