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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald E English, Jr, Tracy, CA (US);
John J Christensen, Manteca, CA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 36 ; 385 33 ; 385 47 ; 385 48 ; 359636 ; 359639 ; 359640 ;
Abstract
An optical power splitter for the distribution of high-power light energy has a plurality of prisms arranged about a central axis to form a central channel. The input faces of the prisms are in a common plane which is substantially perpendicular to the central axis. A beam of light which is substantially coaxial to the central axis is incident on the prisms and at least partially strikes a surface area of each prism input face. The incident beam also partially passes through the central channel.