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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell C Ruda, Tucson, AZ (US);
Tilman W Stuhlinger, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Pace Caffey, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Opto Power Corp., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ; G02B / ; G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372101 ; 359719 ; 359710 ; 359623 ; 359628 ; 385 34 ;
Abstract
Laser diode bars with a plurality of light emitting facets have the light from those facets coupled into corresponding fibers of a fiber optic bundle via a microlens having a superconic cross section. An improvement in energy coupling of the typically less than 85 percent to up to 95 percent is achieved.