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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. 16, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Bendicks Bylsma, Allentown, PA (US);
Mindaugas Fernand Dautartas, Alburtis, PA (US);
Carl Edward Gaebe, Fleetwood, PA (US);
Rudolf Feodor Kazarinov, Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, PA (US);
Lisa Ann Peterson, Brecknock Township, Berks County, PA (US);
Julie Sheridan-Eng, Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, PA (US);
Gleb E Shtengel, Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359618 ; 359664 ; 359719 ;
Abstract
The invention is a laser assembly with reduced distortion ripple. The assembly includes a spherical lens for collimating light emitted from the laser. The lens is made of a material which attenuates scattered light which is the source of ripple without appreciably affecting the main beam.