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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd., Matsudo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an optical fiber to be coupled to a laser diode light source. The optical fiber has a wedge-shaped lens for decreasing the influence of reflection light B and returning reflection light B , whereby the laser diode light source can be operated with stability. The wedged and lensed optical fiber according to the present invention is arranged such that the optical fiber is formed to have a wedge-shaped lens at the tip end thereof, a ridge as a rooftop is made to include the center tip end of a core, the ridge is inclined by an inclination angle &bgr; with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the optical fiber, and the ridge is formed into a semi-cylindrical surface or a conical surface.