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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Innovaquartz Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Stephen E. Griffin, Peoria, AZ (US);
Assignee:
InnovaQuartz LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Herein is disclosed an optical device for orthogonal redirection of electromagnetic radiation. The optical device includes, in one instance, an optical redirection element that includes a lens and an total-internal-reflectance (TIR) bevel, the lens having a principal axis and a lens radius; an optical fiber having a longitudinal axis and having an output surface positioned proximal to the lens, the output surface having an output surface diameter that is less than or equal to the lens radius; where the output surface is eccentric to the principal axis.