An optical coupler for coupling light from at least two input fibers into one output fiber and a
method of fabricating and use of an optical coupler. The coupler comprises a) an input …

In accordance with the invention, light is coupled from a plurality of semiconductor emitters
to a cladding-pumped fiber via tapered fiber bundles fusion spliced to the cladding-pumped …

Optical couplers functioning, for example, as fiber optic combiners or fiber optic splitters for
multimode fibers are disclosed for coupling, for example, the light output of a plurality of …

An optical path rotating device, disposed in front of a linear array laser diode having a
plurality of long and narrow and linearly arranged emitters for emitting a group of laser …

A light-source includes a plurality of diode-laser bars. The diode-laser bars are arranged in
a parallel array and arranged to emit laser-light in the same direction. The diode-laser bars …

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for tracking alignment between
transceivers for free-space optical communication. The method comprises the steps of …

An optical apparatus for converting an incoming array of light beams by interchanging the
horizontal and vertical components of each beam, the apparatus having a series of grooves …

Double clad fiber gain medium systems particularly adapted for marking indicia on surfaces
of articles are disclosed. These systems provide a modulated output from a pump or seed …

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for free-space optical
communication. The apparatus includes a first board with a plurality of optoelectronic …

The inventive optical fiber coupler array is capable of providing a low-loss, high-coupling
coefficient interface with high accuracy and easy alignment between a plurality of optical …