Abstract: Novel polymer compositions for controlling or correcting dispersion mismatch between the composition and a side-fiber polished optical fiber are disclosed. The polymer compositions contain an infrared absorbing dye having an absorption maximum from about 900 to about 1200 mn and and a polar olefin copolymer containing monomers which are formed from polar olefins having an ester, benzene, or halogen substituent attached. A method for controlling the dispersion exhibited by the novel polymer compositions is also disclosed. The method includes forming the polymer composition over an exposed surface of an optical fiber. Dispersion is controlled by controlling the amount of dye present in the polymer composition. Also disclosed is an optical device from which improvements in the uniformity of spectral response and performance are observed across a wavelength band. The optical device includes the polymer composition formed over an optical fiber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 19, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 31, 2001
Assignee:
Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation
Inventors:
Kwok Pong Chan, David G. Gascoyne, Gregory A. Wagoner