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Apparatus and Method of Fabricating Directional Fiber Optic Taps, Sensors and Other Devices with Variable Angle Output
Mechanical Engineering - Daytona Beach
Document Type
Patent
Publication/Presentation Date
3-19-1996
Disciplines
Abstract/Description
An apparatus and method for fabricating directional fiber optic taps having a variety of output angles. The taps can be used to monitor losses due to misalignment of the fiber or losses due to bending and straining of the fiber. The apparatus and method can also be used to fabricate taps which filter out higher order modes in a fiber. The apparatus and method can also be used to produce taps which can be used in a position or refractive index measuring system.
Patent Number
US Patent 5,500,913
Assignee
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, La.
Application Number
8/031,364
Date Filed
3-15-1993
Citation Information
Susan D. Allen and Changhun Lee. "Apparatus and Method of Fabricating Directional Fiber Optic Taps, Sensors and Other Devices with Variable Angle Output" (1996) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan_davis_allen/8/
Dr. Susan Allen was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this document was published.