A method for fabricating optical components in the cladding of an optical fiber bus by the utilization of a laser. An excimer laser fabricates either an optical coupler opening or an optical mode scrambler by ablatively removing the cladding from the optical core of an optical fiber bus without damaging...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5130512?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5130512 - Fabrication of optical components utilizing a laser
