Patent ID: 6580533
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G02B,H04B

Abstract:
In a bi-directional optical transmission configuration having a glass fiber with an input/output end, a transmission/reception device, comprising:a reception device having a surface with a perimeter; and an emitting device having a surface with a perimeter; said reception device, said emitting device, and the input/output end of the glass fiber disposed optically in series with respect to one another; one of said reception device and said emitting device being disposed within said perimeter of said surface of the other of said emitting device and said reception device; said emitting device and said reception device being disposed directly opposite to the input/output end of the glass fiber for coupling light of said emitting device directly onto the glass fiber and for coupling light of the glass fiber directly onto said reception device, resulting in one glass fiber being coupled to both said emitting device and said reception device.