Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Input/output coupler
Patent
1992-02-25
1995-07-25
Bovernick, Rodney B.
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Input/output coupler
385 74, 385 93, 385137, G02B 632
Patent
active
054369908
ABSTRACT:
A small diameter multimode optical fiber with a low numerical aperture (i.e., 0.1) is used as a microlens to collimate the output emissions of a laser diode before butt coupling the output of the laser diode to an optical fiber. The optical fiber used as the microlens is chosen such that its diameter roughly equals the diameter of the fiber to be coupled to the laser diode. One end of the fiber is mounted in a fixed position and the other end of the fiber is slip fit into the end of a hollow receiving member mounted in a fixed position and running parallel to the axis of the fiber. The collimation is performed in the high NA direction of the output of the laser diode. The output of a bundle of butt coupled optical fibers may be used to pump a laser system.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5127068 (1992-06-01), Baer et al.
Baer Thomas M.
Head David F.
Bovernick Rodney B.
Spectra--Physics Lasers, Inc.
Wise Robert E.
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