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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:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur H Hardy, Jr, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Santa Barbara Research Center, Goleta, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 33 ; 385146 ;
Abstract
An optical coupler for coupling energy from a laser diode bar is disclosed. The coupler includes multiple rectangular optical fibers that each have a cylindrical lens which is an integral part of each fiber end. The fiber ends are held in a fixed spatial relationship by a retainer. In one coupler embodiment, each fiber end is shaped to define the cylindrical lens. In another coupler embodiment, each fiber end carries a lens shaped from an optical medium. Methods of making the couplers are also disclosed.