Coaxial coupler transmitter-receiver apparatus
CA 2057100 A1 · Owner: Corning Incorporated · Inventors: Newhouse, Mark Andrew; Weidman, David Lee
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An optical two-way transmission-receiver 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 have the proper length (i.e. either in 3dB or WDM operation) and further comprising a transmitter and a detector adjacent a coaxial coupler. The detector of the system is provided with a hole in its center in order to allow the transmitter access to the core waveguide of the coaxial coupler. The coaxial coupler may be formed from a rod in tube structure with a core waveguide extension adjacent the Tx/Rx and an integral pigtail on the opposite …
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- Filed December 5, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 5, 2011.
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