Hollow Core Fiber to Single Mode Fiber Connectors
AssigneeII0VI Photonics, Inc.
InventorsTingyu Xue, Baozhong Zheng, Yang Li, Wuli Zhao, Yunbing Xu, Yajun Wang, Yingkan Chen, Xuchen Huang, Chunyan Jia
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Abstract
A hollow core fiber (HCF) and single mode fiber (SMF) coupling system includes a HCF that is positioned in a first inner housing; a SMF that has been exposed to thermal expanded core (TEC) treatment and is positioned in a second inner housing, wherein the SMF is in tandem with the HCF in the first inner housing; and a first and a second inner housing.
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A hollow core fiber (HCF) and single mode fiber (SMF) coupling system comprising:
- a HCF that is positioned in a first inner housing;
- a SMF that has been exposed to thermal expanded core (TEC) treatment and is positioned in a second inner housing, wherein the SMF is in tandem with the HCF in the first inner housing;
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- a first and a second inner housing.
A hollow core fiber (HCF) and single mode fiber (SMF) coupling system comprising:
- a HCF that is positioned in a first inner housing;
- a SMF and multi-mode fiber (MMF) in communication with each other forming a SMF-MMF system, wherein the SMF-MMF system is positioned in a second inner housing, wherein the SMF-MMF system is in tandem with the HCF in the first inner housing;
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- a first and a second inner housing.
A hollow core fiber (HCF) and single mode fiber (SMF) coupling system comprising:
- a HCF that is positioned in a first inner housing;
- a SMF that is positioned in a second inner housing, wherein the SMF is in tandem with the HCF in the first inner housing;
- a first micro-lens that is positioned in between the HCF and SMF;
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- a first and a second inner housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.