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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
May. 14, 2020
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Jesse A. Frantz, Washington, DC (US);
Lynda E. Busse, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jason D. Myers, Alexandria, VA (US);
L. Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Ishwar D. Aggarwal, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Catalin M. Florea, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for creating a random anti-reflective surface structure on an optical fiber including a holder configured to hold the optical fiber comprising a groove and a fiber connector, an adhesive material to hold the optical fiber in the holder and fill any gap between the optical fiber and the holder, a glass to cover the adhesive material and the optical fiber, and a reactive ion etch device. The reactive ion etch device comprises a plasma and is configured to expose an end face of the optical fiber to the plasma. The plasma is configured to etch a random anti-reflective surface structure on the end face of the optical fiber.