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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Rachid Gafsi, Corning, NY (US);
Larry G Mann, Painted Post, NY (US);
Nagaraja Shashidhar, Painted Post, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rachid Gafsi, Corning, NY (US);
Larry G Mann, Painted Post, NY (US);
Nagaraja Shashidhar, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collimator for use at multiple wavelengths includes an optical fiber and a gradient index lens positioned at a constant distance with respect to an end of the optical fiber. The gradient index lens has a chromatic aberration at a selected pitch less than 0.01 over a selected range of the infrared spectral region.