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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M. Owen, Merrimack, NH (US);
David P. Kelly, Nashua, NH (US);
Michael E. Chadwick, Bedford, NH (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/15 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 37/15 (2013.01); G02B 6/02052 (2013.01); G02B 6/02295 (2013.01); G02B 6/102 (2013.01); C03B 2201/86 (2013.01); C03B 2203/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 6/4207 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying a mid-IR graded microstructure to the end of a chalcogenide glass optical fiber are presented herein. The method and apparatus transfer a microstructure from a negative imprint on a nickel shim to a chalcogenide glass fiber tip with minimal shape distortion and minimal damage-threshold impact resulting in large gains in anti-reflective properties.