Patent ID: 6735361
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A device comprising:a housing made of a polymer material; a first optical port on the housing, the first optical port having a first optical connector for mating with a first complimentary optical connector, and wherein the first optical connector carries only a first wavelength; a second optical port on the housing, the second optical port having a second optical connector for mating with a second complimentary optical connector, and wherein the second optical connector carries only a second wavelength; a third optical port on the housing, the third optical port having a third optical connector for mating with a third complimentary connector, and wherein the third optical connector carries only both the first wavelength and the second wavelength; a fiber bragg grating within the housing optically connected to the first optical port, said fiber bragg grating configured to reflect a set wavelength back and away from the first optical port, and wherein the set wavelength is substantially the same as the second wavelength; an optical coupler within the housing optically connected to the fiber bragg grating, the second optical port, and the third optical port; a first optical fiber optically associating the first optical port to the fiber bragg grating; a second optical fiber optically associating the second optical port to the optical coupler; a third optical fiber optically associating the third optical port to the optical coupler; a post formed in the housing for positioning the second optical fiber; and a channel formed in the housing for positioning the second optical fiber.