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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Ofs Fitel, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventor:
Marc Mermelstein, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); H01S 3/067 (2006.01); H01S 3/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/14 (2006.01); H01S 3/041 (2006.01); G02B 6/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3814 (2013.01); G02B 6/3636 (2013.01); G02B 6/4287 (2013.01); G02B 6/4296 (2013.01); H01S 3/0405 (2013.01); H01S 3/06704 (2013.01); G02B 6/14 (2013.01); G02B 2006/0325 (2013.01); H01S 3/041 (2013.01); H01S 3/067 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to removing unabsorbed cladding light in high-power optical systems. Some embodiments comprise a glass block with a refractive index that is greater than a refractive index of a fiber cladding, and a metal housing that is located external to the glass block. The glass block and the metal housing, in combination, removes excess light.