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

Claim 35:
36. A fiber optic network comprising:
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 a first optical output and the second optical output, 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 form a coupling region, and the control is configured for moving a portion of the coupling region, wherein control allows changing the output power level between the first optical output and the second optical output for tuning the output power level;

a first optical link in optical communication with the optical input of the fiber optic terminal; and
a second optical link in optical communication with the first optical output of the fiber optic terminal or the second optical output of the terminal.