Patent ID: 11886010
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 19:
20. A fiber optic terminal for making one or more optical connections with external connectors, the fiber optic terminal comprising:
a shell comprising a cavity;
at least one variable ratio coupler having a portion disposed within the cavity, the at least one variable ratio coupler comprising an optical input, a first optical output, a second optical output, and a control for changing an output power level between the first optical output and the second optical output at a coupling region for tuning the output power level, wherein a portion of a first optical waveguide of the first optical output and a portion of a second optical waveguide of the second optical output are fused together to form the coupling region, and the control is configured for moving a portion of the coupling region for changing the output power level between the first optical output and the second optical output; and
a plurality of output connection ports, and each of the respective output connection ports configured for receiving an external optical connector.