Patents Assigned to Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, a Delaware corporation
  • PASSIVELY COMPENSATED OPTICAL FIBERS
    Publication number: 20020181926
    Abstract: A passively compensated optical fiber includes an optical fiber and a support member attached to the optical fiber at a first attachment point and at a second attachment point. The distance between the first attachment point and the second attachment point increases with increasing temperature due to expansion of the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, a Delaware corporation
    Inventor: Trevor W. MacDougall