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Optical coupling system using gel resin and the mounting structure

CA 2229570 A1 · Owner: Goto, Akio · Inventors: Goto, Akio

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Disclosed is an optical coupling system which has a LD element and an optical fiber to be optically coupled with the LD element where the optical coupling system is filled with optically transparent gel resin with a refractive index higher than that of the air and lower than that of the optical fiber. Further the surface, of the gel resin may be covered with moisture-blocking resin.

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  • Filed February 12, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 12, 2018.
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FiledFebruary 12, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedFebruary 12, 2018
Patent numberCA 2229570 A1
Classification (IPC)G02B6/42

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