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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357005 | Fiber optic collimator system, fiber optic collimator array, and manufacturing method of the fiber optic collimator system and fiber optic collimator array system A fiber optic collimator system, a fiber optic collimator array, and a fiber optic collimator array system, which can reduce difficulty in an alignment process, minimize a coupling loss, and prevent the optical characteristics from deteriorating. An optical fiber is... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7309168 | Optical fiber cable An optical fiber cable, comprising a cable main unit with an optical fiber covered by a sheath and terminal units mounted on end portions of the cable main unit, wherein each of the terminal units has a transparent cover member with a refractive index approximately ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290408 | Apparatus for supporting a preform having a supporting core The invention relates to apparatus for supporting a preform manufactured in an installation for manufacturing or building up preforms having supporting cores, said installation including at least rotation means having a horizontal axis of rotation and two mounting p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286307 | Method for fixing optical member and optical unit A method for fixing an optical member of an optical unit including the optical member and a holding member is provided. The holding member includes positioning portions for positioning the optical member. The optical member and the holding member are fixed to each o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7228033 | Optical waveguide lens and method of fabrication A spherical lens formed by fusing a generally homogenous glass lens blank to the distal end of an optical fiber, heating and tensioning the lens blank to separate it in two segments with the segment attached to the optical fiber defining a tapered end, and heating t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7149395 | Light-enhancing component and fabrication method thereof The present invention provides a light-enhancing component and a fabrication method thereof by using the focused-ion-beam. In the present invention, the surface plasmon polariton structure is coated on the surface of the optical fiber so as to form the light-enhanci... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142741 | Laser cutting method and apparatus for optical fibres or waveguides A cutting method and apparatus are provided to cut a portion of an optical fibre or waveguide with a laser beam. The proposed cutting action takes advantage of the sharp cutting edge of a laser beam generated so as to have a predetermined asymmetric intensity distri... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128943 | Methods for fabricating lenses at the end of optical fibers in the far field of the fiber aperture A microlens is affixed in the far field of an optical fiber to spatially transform a beam either entering or exiting the fiber. In a first embodiment, a droplet of photo polymer is placed on the end of an optical fiber and the fiber is spun to create an artificial g... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125404 | Fiber optic laser catheter and method of using it A fiber optic laser catheter assembly for use in removing, or largely debulking, obstructions or occlusions from a lumen in a living body. The catheter assembly includes an outer tubular sheath, an optical fiber extending through the sheath, and a fiber guide for ho... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120323 | Reduction of linear birefringence in circular-cored single-mode fiber A method is described for reducing the effect of linear birefringence in an optical fiber, in particular a circular-cored single-mode fiber. The invention may also be directed to an optical fiber having a reduced linear birefringence. A length of the optical fiber m... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7099535 | Small mode-field fiber lens A fiber lens includes a graded-index lens, a single-mode fiber disposed at a first end of the graded-index lens, and a refractive lens having a hyperbolic or near-hyperbolic shape disposed at a second end of the graded-index lens to focus a beam from the single-mode... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7068878 | Optical beam scanning system for compact image display or image acquisition An optical fiber having a reduced cross-sectional region adjacent to its distal end, which is fused to an optical component, is vibrated, rotating the optical component to scan a region. The optical component has a back focal point that is substantially coincident w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062135 | Method for fabricating curved elements The present invention provides methods for forming convex and concave elements on the ends of supporting members. A convex element may be formed by forming a droplet on the end of the supporting member, then curing the droplet. The size of the droplet may be control... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6963682 | Beam altering fiber lens device and method of manufacture A multi-lens apparatus for altering the mode field of an optical signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having a core region defining an optical axis and a GRIN-fiber lens positioned in relation to one end of the optical fiber. A biconic lens i... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959131 | Achromatic fiber-optic power splitter and related methods An achromatic power splitter is formed from multiple optical fibers. The achromatic power splitter operates single mode, which permits the power splitter to operate substantially insensitive to changes in wavelength of the input light, to changes in the polarization... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951994 | System for thermal shaping of optical fibers A system for shaping an optical fiber with various geometries while minimizing unwanted artifacts in the core of the optical fiber. The system facilitates control of sag in the region of the core that is exposed to a beam of optical energy. The sag is reduced, if no... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6944371 | Lens-integrated optical fiber and production method thereof, optical module, and optical transmission apparatus To provide a lens-integrated optical fiber with low cost and well controlled optical properties, and production method thereof a lens-integrated optical fiber includes an optical fiber and a lens mounted on an end face of the optical fiber. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6934459 | Reel to reel manufacturing line The invention relates to a line for processing an optical fiber having first and second ends, the line comprising a support for receiving a reel with the fiber wounded thereon; a de-winder for unwinding the fiber without substantial rotation of the reel; and a proce... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6820445 | Attachment of optical elements The invention features a method for attaching a surface of a first optical element to a surface of a second optical element. The method includes: providing a bonding glass on at least one of the surfaces, wherein the bonding glass is selected to match the refractive... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6802190 | Method of fabricating a GRIN fiber A method for fabricating a GRIN fiber includes forming a tube of silica-glass having a tubular core and a concentric tubular cladding adjacent and external to the tubular core. The core has a dopant density with a radially graded profile. The method includes partial... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6782011 | Lensed polarization maintaining fiber and its manufacturing method, and semiconductor laser module using the same and its manufacturing method A lensed polarization maintaining fiber having a lens on an end thereof has a core, two stress-applied regions disposed on both sides of the core, respectively, and a clad containing the core and stress-applied regions. The lens has at least an inclined face, the in... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6738544 | Thermally-shaped optical fiber and a method for forming the optical fiber A thermally-shaped optical fiber and a method for forming the same so as to minimize the presence of optical artifacts in the optical fiber that contributes to insertion loss. ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6674940 | Microlens An optical fiber assembly has a microlens joined to the face of an optical fiber. The microlens is made from a material which, when liquid, adheres to the face. The microlens can have a focal point which defines an optical path between the surface of the ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6549704 | Fabrication of microlensed fiber using doped silicon dioxide A method of making a microlensed fiber by splicing a doped silica rod to an optical fiber and shaping the end of the doped silica rod into a plano-convex refracting lens. The doped silica rod has a lower melting point and annealing point than undoped sili... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6341503 | Method and apparatus for making fiber optic couplers The present invention relates to a method for terminating the end of an optical fiber. In particular the present invention relates to a method for forming a low reflectance termination on an end of an optical fiber. The method including the step of tensio... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6272886 | Incremental method of producing multiple UV-induced gratings on a single optical fiber The present invention is a process for manufacturing an optical fiber Bragg grating, which in a preferred embodiment includes the steps of: (a) removing at least a portion of a removable coating on an optical fiber element in at least one predetermined se... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6128926 | Graded index lens for fiber optic applications and technique of fabrication A non-phase separable glass material for fabricating a GRIN lens comprises 5-20 mole % boron oxide and ratio R of network modifiers in mole % to the network former boron oxide in mole % is in the range of about 1-1.5. The melted preform of such glass mate... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5845024 | Optical fiber with lens and method of manufacturing the same An optical fiber with lens of a simple construction capable of taking in a flat beam of light efficiently and improving the optical coupling efficiency between an LD and a fiber, and a method of manufacturing the same. Diagonal cut surfaces are provided o... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5772720 | Heat formed optical fiber end face The end face (32) of the optical fiber (24) of a fiber optical terminal (10) is finished by installing the fiber in a terminal ferrule (18), cleaving an end of the fiber close to the end face (54) of the ferrule, and heating the cleaved fiber end face so ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5755850 | Method of making a surgical laser fiber from a monolithic silica titania glass rod A new optical fiber and method of manufacturing the same developed for use with surgical laser systems. The fiber core utilizes an ultra-low expansion (ULE) material. The preferred ULE fiber consists of silicon dioxide core doped with titanium dioxide whi... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5751871 | Method for coupling of semiconductor lasers into optical fibers A method for efficiently coupling beams from semiconductor lasers into optical fibers is presented which provides optical fibers with a modified end surface for efficient coupling. The method comprises a combination of shaping of the fiber end face and of... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5664040 | Fiber optic assembly and method of making same There is provided an assembly having a light guiding medium sealed to a her. Preferably the holder is a metal shell and a light guiding medium is an optical fiber of glass or sapphire whisker. The assembly includes a sealing medium which sealingly engage... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5551968 | Method of forming a microlens at the tip of a fiber by jerking apart two fused fibers A low-cost, high performance 1×N fiber optic coupler where N>16 is presented. The coupler has a GRIN lens having an first optic fiber aligned with the optical axis of the lens at one end of the lens. The first optic fiber ends in a microlens. At the othe... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5500031 | Method for increasing the index of refraction of a glassy material In accordance with the invention, the index of refraction of a glassy material is increased by treating the material with hydrogen and applying heat. Specifically, the glass is exposed to hydrogen or deuterium at pressure in the range 14-11,000 p.s.i. and... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5457759 | Monolithic optical system and method of making same including improved coupling means between an optical fiber and a phototransducer An optical system comprising a monomode main optical fiber coupled to a phototransducer, by means of an assembly between the monomode optical fiber and the phototransducer, which assembly comprises, in succession: a piece of graded index multimode fiber, ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5402510 | Method of preparing an optical fiber with multiple lenses to optimize coupling with a phototransducer, and an optical system obtained thereby The present invention relates to a method of preparing an optical fiber for optimum coupling with a phototransducer, comprising the following steps: cleaving an end surface on an optical fiber; and depositing a succession of convex lenses on said cleaved ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5317452 | Aligning and attaching a lens to a source of emitted light using light pressure force A method for the use of light pressure to optically center a lens on a source of emitted light with submicron accuracy. In one aspect the method uses light pressure to optically center a lens on a source of emitted light, where the lens is then fixed in p... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5262896 | Refractive elements with graded properties and methods of making same Methods of making gradient property refractive elements such as gradient index lens blanks. The spatial distributions of constituents achieved by subjecting various starting assemblages to various diffusion conditions are predicted. Each such predicted sp... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5167686 | Catheter system for controlled removal by radiant energy of biological obstructions A catheter for delivering radiant energy, such as a laser beam, is used in a technique to controllably apply the radiant energy in a patient's body, such as in a blood vessel. The radiant energy is applied in a manner which erodes biological material and ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5100507 | Finishing techniques for lensed optical fibers A method is disclosed for processing an optical fiber to include an integral lens and a metallized outer coating. The fiber is first etched to include a tapered transition region and a thinned end region. The etched fiber is subsequently metallized and co... | 03/31/1992 |
