Patent ID: 6633710
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical signal transmission device to connect optical signal emitters and detectors comprising:a multi-path structure, MPS, having at least three exterior faces, the MPS having at least first, second and third coherent fiber bundle structures, CFBSs, each of the CFBSs having at least a first, second, and third faces, at least the first and second faces being in optical communication with one another; the first face of the first CFBS forms at least a portion of the first exterior face of the MPS and the second face of the first CFBS forms at least a portion of the first and second exterior faces of the MPS; the first face of the second CFBS forms at least a second portion of the second exterior face of the MPS and the second face of the second CFBS forms at least a portion of the third exterior face of the MPS to provide optical communication between the second and third exterior faces of the MPS; and the first face of the third CFBS forms at least a second portion of the third exterior face of the MPS and the second face of the third CFBS forms at least a second portion of the first exterior face of the MPS to provide optical communication between the first and third exterior faces of the MPS; each of the exterior faces of the MPS being adapted to optically connect at least one of an optical signal emitter or optical signal detector to another of the exterior faces.