Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Ware, Fressola, Van Der Slys & Adolphson LLP
  • Patent number: 6507693
    Abstract: A method and device for tuning an optical device including an optical fiber having a core, a cladding and a Bragg grating imparted in the core to partially reflect an optical signal at a reflection wavelength characteristic of the spacing of the Bragg grating. The cladding has two variation regions located on opposite sides of the Bragg grating to allow attachment mechanisms to be disposed against the optical fiber. The attachment mechanisms are mounted to a frame so as to allow the spacing of the Bragg grating to be changed by an actuator which tunes the reflection wavelength. In particular, the variation region has a diameter different from the cladding diameter, and the attachment mechanism comprises a ferrule including a front portion having a profile substantially corresponding to diameter of the variation region and a butting mechanism butting the ferrule against the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: CiDRA Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Maron, Guy A. Daigle, James R. Dunphy, Thomas W. Engel, John J. Grunbeck, Mark R. Fernald