Transverse optical fiber devices for optical sensing

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2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Turner, Samuel A. (Department: 2877)

Optics: measuring and testing

By light interference

Using fiber or waveguide interferometer

Reexamination Certificate

active

06882429

ABSTRACT:
Techniques and devices using a fiber to couple light efficiently and compactly in a direction transverse to the fiber core for optical sensing, optical switching, and optical data storage applications. Devices are described for all-fiber optical switching, multiple-disk high-data-rate optical disk drives with compact optical fiber read/write heads, compact fiber-optic interferometers for position, measurements, and endoscopic probes for medical tissue modification and measurement.

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