Apparatus and Method of Fabricating Directional Fiber Optic Taps, Sensors and Other Devices with Variable Angle Output

Authors

Susan D. Allen, University of IowaFollow
Changhun Lee, University of Iowa

Document Type

Patent

Publication/Presentation Date

3-19-1996

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

Additional Information

Dr. Susan Allen was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this document was published.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Allen, S. D., & Lee, C. (1996). Apparatus and Method of Fabricating Directional Fiber Optic Taps, Sensors and Other Devices with Variable Angle Output. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/db-mechanical-engineering/8