Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-fiber offset to annulus converter
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Application No.: US17190207Application Date: 2021-03-02
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Publication No.: US11592612B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Patrick Gregg , Martin H. Muendel , Richard D. Faulhaber , James J. Morehead , Jeff Gregg
- Applicant: Lumentum Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Harrity & Harrity, LLP
- Main IPC: G02B6/02
- IPC: G02B6/02 ; G02B6/036 ; H01S3/067

Abstract:
In some implementations, a waveguide may comprise an inner core to receive a first beam and an outer core surrounding the inner core to receive a second beam that is displaced from the first beam by an offset. The outer core may comprise a beam guiding region that rotationally expands over a length of the waveguide into an annulus that concentrically surrounds the inner core or a partial annulus that partially surrounds the inner core. For example, the beam guiding region may be defined by one or more low refractive index features that have a varied orientation and/or a varied shape over the length of the waveguide such that the second beam enters the waveguide as an offset beam and exits from the waveguide as a ring-shaped beam or a partial ring-shaped beam.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220209486A1 IN-FIBER OFFSET TO ANNULUS CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2022-06-30
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