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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Catalin M. Florea, Jenkintown, PA (US);
Ishwar D. Aggarwal, Charlotte, NC (US);
Leslie Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Lynda E. Busse, Alexandria, VA (US);
Frederic H. Kung, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Catalin M. Florea, Jenkintown, PA (US);
Ishwar D. Aggarwal, Charlotte, NC (US);
Leslie Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Lynda E. Busse, Alexandria, VA (US);
Frederic H. Kung, Alexandria, VA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A fiber-end surface structuring chamber or system having a main body with multiple ports including a fiber-holder port, a process port that is either a stamp/shim holder port or a plasma etching enabler port, an evacuation port, a gas delivery port, and one or more observation ports, where the fiber-end surface structuring system forms structures directly into the end of the fiber to enhance transmission of light over a wide range of wavelengths and increase the laser damage threshold.