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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2006
Donald C. Schmadel, College Park, MD (US);
Howard Dennis Drew, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Vivekananda Adiga, Karnataka, IN;
Max Anton Cubillos-moraga, Columbia, MD (US);
Donald C. Schmadel, College Park, MD (US);
Howard Dennis Drew, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Vivekananda Adiga, Karnataka, IN;
Max Anton Cubillos-Moraga, Columbia, MD (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
Optical fiber probe tips and methods for fabricating the same are presented. One method entails immersing a distal end of an optical fiber having a cladding and a core into an etching solution and simultaneously etching the cladding and the core using the etching solution for tapering the cladding and the core to form a tapered cladding and a tapered core tip. The optical fiber probe tips are suitable for near-field, scanning, optical microscopy (NSOM).