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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Kirk Price, Battle Ground, WA (US);
Scott Lerner, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Kirk Price, Battle Ground, WA (US);
Scott Lerner, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
nLIGHT Photonics Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0061 (2013.01); G02B 6/0045 (2013.01); G02B 6/0038 (2013.01); G02B 6/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beam homogenizing apparatus includes at least one flexible optical fiber for receiving light, the flexible optical fiber including a homogenizing output portion having a tileable cross-section, the output portion for producing a substantially homogenized intensity profile for light emitted therefrom.