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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
May. 06, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Niels F Jacksen, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Litton Systems, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502081 ; 250216 ;
Abstract
A linear photoelectric array includes plural photoelectric elements and an optical gain element which improves the performance of the array. An optical fiber may be used to define the optical gain element, and apparatus and method of aligning the fine-dimension optical fiber with the linear array of photoelectric elements are disclosed. Materials which are particularly useful for practicing the invention are set forth.