Vereniging Voor Christelijk Hoger Onderwijs, Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek En Patientenzorg

Universiteit Twente

Davide Iannuzzi

Jan Hendrik Rector

Audrius Petrusis

Szablocs Deladi

Michael Curt Elwenspoek

Andrius Petrusis

The invention provides an optical fiber, a method for the preparation thereof, and a device. An optical fiber, wherein a distal end of the optical fiber is provided with an optical mask adapted for projecting a predetermined pattern on a target surface by radiation transmitted from the distal end of the optical fiber, allows for the rapid application of patterns and three-dimensional structures on target surfaces, in particular on the ends of optical fibers.

Optical fiber, method of preparation thereof and device

The present invention provides an optical device, comprising an optical fiber and a cantilever that is arranged on an end of the optical fiber; The cantilever may be an integral part of the optical fiber, and may have a length that is substantially equal to a diameter of the optical fiber. Measurement means for measuring a displacement of the cantilever are connected to an opposite end of the, optical fiber. A method of measuring a displacement using the optical device comprises the steps of: &#x2014;arranging measurement means, comprising a light source, on an opposite end of the optical fiber; &#x2014;using the light source to send a beam of light into the optical fiber; &#x2014;measuring the interference of light that is reflected on the end op the optical fiber and light that is reflected on the cantilever; and determining the displacement of the cantilever relative to an intermediate position dependent on the measured interference.

Optical device comprising a cantilever and method of fabrication and use thereof

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