Patents Assigned to Canadian Instrumentation & Research Ltd.
  • Optical coupler
    Patent number: 4861127
    Abstract: An improved optical coupler having improved performance at room temperature and a greater thermal operating range. The coupler comprises two optically contacted optical fibers in a substrate wherein the externally induced stress on the fibers in the region of optical contact, is reduced. The reduction occurs as a result of shape and material selection of the substrate. A process for making the coupler is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Canadian Instrumentation & Research Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Failes