US PATENT SUBCLASS 385 / 15
WITH OPTICAL COUPLER

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385 /   HD   OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES

15WITH OPTICAL COUPLER {8}
16  DF  .~> Switch (i.e., switching from one terminal to another, not modulation) {6}
24  DF  .~> Plural (e.g., data bus)
25  DF  .~> Movable coupler {1}
27  DF  .~> Particular coupling function {2}
31  DF  .~> Input/output coupler {5}
39  DF  .~> Particular coupling structure {10}
51  DF  .~> Permanently fixed coupler
52  DF  .~> With alignment device

DEFINITION

Classification: 385/15

WITH OPTICAL COUPLER:

(under the class definition) Subject matter wherein an optical waveguide is combined with an interface element which enables efficient transfer of light between the waveguide and a point external to the interface element.

(1) Note. For the purpose of this schedule, coupling is not the same as connecting.

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53+, for mechanical connecting means which are disconnectable without destroying the optical element (e.g., ferrule type connections).

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250, Radiant Energy,

227.11+, for coupling of optical conductor (waveguide) system to photocell.

333, Wave Transmission Lines and Networks, 24, for coupling networks for wave (e.g., microwave, millimeter wave, quasi-optical wave) transmission lines; subclasses 141, 150 and 157 for delay lines of wave transmission networks; and subclass 209 for waveguide tunable filters for wave transmission networks.

356, Optics: Measuring and Testing,

352, for optical Fabry-Perot cavities.