Zane B Barker

US Patent:

6678447, Jan 13, 2004

Filed:

Jul 3, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/898933

Inventors:

Lynn M. Barker - Albuquerque NM
Zane B. Barker - Albuquerque NM

Assignee:

Valyn International - Albuquerque NM

International Classification:

G02B 626

US Classification:

385 47, 385 31, 359618, 359629

Abstract:

An adjustable laser light beamsplitter and fiber optic coupler apparatus and method comprising a plurality of splitter modules placeable into an optical path, each module comprising: a splitter to split off a selectable portion of an incident polarized laser beam; a fiber coupler to capture the split-off portion into an optical fiber; and a beam transmitter element to transmit a remainder of the incident beam to serve as an incident polarized laser beam for any subsequent splitter module.