Patents Assigned to Lightwave Link, Inc.
  • Fiber optic coupling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5940554
    Abstract: A method for coupling light from an input optical fiber into a selected one of a plurality of output optical fibers includes the steps of forming the input optical fiber to include a length of beam expanded fiber, arranging the plurality of output optical fibers in an array and moving an end of the input optical fiber into alignment with a selected one of the plurality of output optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Lightwave Link, Inc.
    Inventors: Chin L. Chang, Chao Yung Yeh, Michel K. Smith, Keyth M. Smith, Ricardo A. Rosette, Robert Straede