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US 2022/0179152 A1Published application
Polarization controller and method of manufacture
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsRostislav Radiyevich Khrapko, William James Miller, Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Katerina Hristova Rousseva, Lucas Wayne Yeary
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Abstract
A polarization controller comprising: (i) an optical fiber, and (ii) a carrier surrounding the optical fiber, the carrier comprising an off-center through hole with at least one collapsed region, such that the optical fiber is situated within the through hole and contacts the at least one collapsed region of the through hole, and the collapsed region exerts pressure on the optical fiber.
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A method of making a polarization controller, the method comprising:
- (i) providing a carrier with an off-set center hole in a carrier cane;
- (ii) inserting an optical fiber through the hole;
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- (iii) collapsing the carrier in at least one region to form a collapsed region around the optical fiber and fusing the interface of the optical fiber to the carrier at the collapsed region.
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