EP 1946172 A2 20080723 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COUPLING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COUPLING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM KOPPELN VON LICHTWELLENLEITERN
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COUPLAGE DE GUIDES D'ONDES
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 2006010508 W 20061102
- DE 102005052882 A 20051107
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2007051611A2] The invention relates to a method and a device (2; 20) for coupling optical waveguides (8, 9, 12). The device (2; 20) for coupling optical waveguides (8, 9, 12) comprises at least one element (4; 22) for accommodating a cartridge (5; 23). Said cartridge (5; 23) is connected to the at least one accommodating element (4; 22) so as to be movable relative thereto while being provided with at least one mounting element (38) for a coupling element to which at least one of the optical waveguides (8) and at least one other optical waveguide (9) can be connected. The at least one accommodating element (5; 22) is embodied so as to accommodate only said one cartridge (5; 23) while encompassing two guiding mechanisms (30, 31) which allow the at least one optical waveguide (8) and at least one other optical waveguide (9) to be delivered to the cartridge, the two guiding mechanisms (30, 31) allowing the at least one optical waveguide (8) and the at least one other optical waveguide (9) to penetrate into the accommodating element (4; 22) in different directions. In the inventive method, the at least one optical waveguide (8) and the at least one other optical waveguide (9), which run into the at least one accommodating element (4; 22) from different directions, are delivered to the one cartridge (5; 23) via a different of the two guiding mechanisms (30, 31), respectively, and the at least one optical waveguide (8) and the at least one other optical waveguide (9) are connected at the coupling element of the cartridge (5; 23), said coupling element being disposed on the mounting element of the cartridge (5; 23).
IPC 8 full level
G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G02B 6/4455 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2007051611 A2 20070510; WO 2007051611 A3 20070823; CN 101300513 A 20081105; CN 101300513 B 20110202; DE 102005052882 A1 20070524; DE 102005052882 B4 20111201; EP 1946172 A2 20080723; RU 2008122914 A 20091220; RU 2425403 C2 20110727; US 2009148117 A1 20090611; US 8019191 B2 20110913
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2006010508 W 20061102; CN 200680041179 A 20061102; DE 102005052882 A 20051107; EP 06806660 A 20061102; RU 2008122914 A 20061102; US 9271506 A 20061102