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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark Francis Krol, Painted Post, NY (US);
William James Miller, Horseheads, NY (US);
Robert Adam Modavis, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02034 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); G01B 9/0205 (2013.01); G01B 9/02091 (2013.01); G02B 6/4214 (2013.01); G02B 27/0994 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beam-shaping optical system suitable for use with optical coherence tomography including a sheath defining a central cavity, a beam-shaping insert defining a beam-shaping element positioned within the central cavity, and an optical fiber having a core and a cladding. The optical fiber defines an angularly prepared fiber end configured to emit an electromagnetic beam toward the beam-shaping element with the core of the optical fiber locally expanded at the fiber end.