AU3988885A

AU3988885A – Stable fiber optic polarizer
– Google Patents

AU3988885A – Stable fiber optic polarizer
– Google Patents
Stable fiber optic polarizer

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Publication number
AU3988885A

AU3988885A
AU39888/85A
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Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
fiber optic
fiber
light
stable fiber
optic polarizer
Prior art date
1984-03-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

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Application number
AU39888/85A
Other versions

AU557221B2
(en

Inventor
George A. Pavlath
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Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc

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Litton Systems Inc
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1984-03-16
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1985-03-15
Publication date
1985-09-19

1985-03-15
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Litton Systems Inc

1985-09-19
Publication of AU3988885A
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patent/AU3988885A/en

1986-12-11
Application granted
granted
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1986-12-11
Publication of AU557221B2
publication
Critical
patent/AU557221B2/en

2005-03-15
Anticipated expiration
legal-status
Critical

Status
Ceased
legal-status
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Current

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Classifications

G—PHYSICS

G02—OPTICS

G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings

G02B6/24—Coupling light guides

G02B6/26—Optical coupling means

G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals

G—PHYSICS

G02—OPTICS

G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings

G02B6/24—Coupling light guides

G02B6/26—Optical coupling means

G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means

G02B6/2726—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means in or on light guides, e.g. polarisation means assembled in a light guide

G02B6/2733—Light guides evanescently coupled to polarisation sensitive elements

G—PHYSICS

G02—OPTICS

G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings

G02B6/24—Coupling light guides

G02B6/26—Optical coupling means

G02B6/27—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means

G02B6/2753—Optical coupling means with polarisation selective and adjusting means characterised by their function or use, i.e. of the complete device

G02B6/276—Removing selected polarisation component of light, i.e. polarizers

Abstract

This invention relates to fiber optic apparatus and methods for polarizing light for use in fiber optic devices, such as rotation sensors. A phase grating (52) formed of alternating layers of dielectrics (54,56) having different indices of refraction is placed adjacent a half coupler (12) that includes a fiber (20,22) having a cladding thickness which forms an interaction region. The evanescent field of light of a selected polarization interacts with the phase grating (52) to couple out of the fiber (20,22) while light of a second selected polarization remains in the fiber (20,22).

AU39888/85A
1984-03-16
1985-03-15
Stable fiber optic polarizer

Ceased

AU557221B2
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

US06/589,977

US4666235A
(en)

1984-03-16
1984-03-16
Stable fiber optic polarizer

US589977

1984-03-16

Publications (2)

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Publication Date

AU3988885A
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AU3988885A
(en)

1985-09-19

AU557221B2

AU557221B2
(en)

1986-12-11

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AU39888/85A
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AU557221B2
(en)

1984-03-16
1985-03-15
Stable fiber optic polarizer

Country Status (9)

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US
(1)

US4666235A
(en)

EP
(1)

EP0156558B1
(en)

JP
(1)

JPS60222805A
(en)

KR
(1)

KR900000741B1
(en)

AT
(1)

ATE38438T1
(en)

AU
(1)

AU557221B2
(en)

BR
(1)

BR8501163A
(en)

CA
(1)

CA1235321A
(en)

DE
(1)

DE3566045D1
(en)

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1984

1984-03-16
US
US06/589,977
patent/US4666235A/en
not_active
Expired – Lifetime

1985

1985-03-07
DE
DE8585301558T
patent/DE3566045D1/en
not_active
Expired

1985-03-07
AT
AT85301558T
patent/ATE38438T1/en
not_active
IP Right Cessation

1985-03-07
EP
EP85301558A
patent/EP0156558B1/en
not_active
Expired

1985-03-07
CA
CA000475907A
patent/CA1235321A/en
not_active
Expired

1985-03-08
JP
JP60047328A
patent/JPS60222805A/en
active
Granted

1985-03-15
KR
KR1019850001676A
patent/KR900000741B1/en
not_active
IP Right Cessation

1985-03-15
BR
BR8501163A
patent/BR8501163A/en
unknown

1985-03-15
AU
AU39888/85A
patent/AU557221B2/en
not_active
Ceased

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

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Priority date
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Assignee
Title

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*

1984-09-06
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Hitachi Limited
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*

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EP0156558A3
(en)

1986-11-20

KR850006608A
(en)

1985-10-14

BR8501163A
(en)

1985-11-12

EP0156558B1
(en)

1988-11-02

JPS60222805A
(en)

1985-11-07

CA1235321A
(en)

1988-04-19

ATE38438T1
(en)

1988-11-15

DE3566045D1
(en)

1988-12-08

EP0156558A2
(en)

1985-10-02

US4666235A
(en)

1987-05-19

AU557221B2
(en)

1986-12-11

KR900000741B1
(en)

1990-02-10

JPH0366642B2
(en)

1991-10-18

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