Fiber array and methods for fabricating the fiber array

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2006-04-18

2006-04-18

McPherson, John A (Department: 1756)

Radiation imagery chemistry: process, composition, or product th

Radiation modifying product or process of making

Screen other than for cathode-ray tube

C385S033000, C385S137000

Reexamination Certificate

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07029806

ABSTRACT:
A collimator array, a fiber array and a method for fabricating the fiber array are described herein. In one embodiment, that fiber array includes a plurality of optical fibers and a glass plate with a plurality of holes in each of which there is secured one of the optical fibers, wherein the holes were formed by etching away a plurality of opal regions within an exposed and heated photosensitive glass which after the etching became the glass plate. In another embodiment, the fiber array includes a plurality of optical fibers and a glass plate with a plurality of holes in each of which there is secured one of the optical fibers, wherein the holes were formed by etching away a plurality of opal regions within an exposed and heated photosensitive glass which after the etching became the glass plate that included a plurality of oversized holes which were filled with a moldable material that was then drilled to form the holes.

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