Patent SG-11201407373P-A (SG)
Title: Optical coupling device and optical communication system
Inventor: KLINKICHT SVEN
IPC: G02B6/42
Filed: 2012-05-11
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 14 November 2013 (14.11.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/167928 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: G02B 6/42 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/IB2012/001070 11 May 2012 (11.05.2012) English English (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): FCI [FR/FR]; 18 Pare Ariane III, 3/5 rue Alfred Kastler, F- 78280 Guyancourt (FR). (72) Inventors; and (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only)-. KLINKICHT, Sven [DE/DE]; Holsteinische StraBe 28, 10717 Berlin (DE). EICHLER-NEUMANN, Alexander [DE/DE]; Kaiserin- Augusta-StraBe 62, 12103 Berlin (DE). HOLGER, Gaul [DE/DE]; Elberfelder StraBe 25, 10555 Berlin (DE). (74) Agent: ROSSIGNEUX, Thierry; FCI - IP Department, 18 Pare Ariane III, 3/5, rue Alfred Kastler, F-78284 Guyan­ court CEDEX (FR). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 00 CJ o\ i> i-H cn i-H o CJ o & Fig. I (57) Abstract: An optical coupling device is provided, the device comprising a housing, a first optical port provided on the housing, a second optical port provided on the housing and configured to couple to an optical fiber cable, an optical signal path guiding optic - al signals between the first and second optical port, a monitoring device provided on the housing, and an decoupling element optic - ally coupled to the optical signal path and the monitoring device for coupling an optical monitoring signal coupled out from the op - tical signals guided between the first and second optical port onto the monitoring device. Furthermore, an optical communication system is provided, the system comprising an optical module with an optical signal processing device, the optical signal processing device being configured for at least one of receiving optical signals by a receiving device and transmitting optical signals by an op - tical signal source, and an optical coupling device guiding the optical signals.