Fiber optic cladding displacement connector
CA 2291913 A1 · Owner: Litton Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Windebank, Robert W.
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Disclosed is an optical fiber displacement connector and method used with a fiber optic cable as an optical tap. The fiber optic cable includes a light carrying, center, a cladding and a buffer. The cladding displacement connector has surfaces, which can be used for displacing the buffer and cladding to expose the light carrying center. The cladding displacement connector at least partially surrounds, the light carrying center of the fiber optic cable. The cladding displacement connectors are formed of an optically conductive material and is insertable into a, printed circuit board or an integrated circuit chip. The connector can carry bi-directional and multi-wavelength light signals. …
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- Filed December 9, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 9, 2019.
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