Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Optical article shaping or treating – Reshaping or treatment of an optical preform
Reexamination Certificate
2003-06-11
2008-03-11
Mcclendon, Sanza L. (Department: 1711)
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Optical article shaping or treating
Reshaping or treatment of an optical preform
C264S001100, C264S001240, C216S024000, C216S083000, C216S096000, C428S364000, C428S375000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07341681
ABSTRACT:
In a method for manufacturing an optical fiber probe in which an optical fiber is formed as an optical fiber probe by etching a tip section and sharpening a core region of the optical fiber, the optical fiber is a polarization maintaining optical fiber including the core region, a stress-applying region, and a clad region. The optical fiber probe is formed by mechanical-grinding of the edge of the optical fiber into a sharpened shape so that the core region is located at the tip of a sharpened portion, and by dipping the formed edge of the optical fiber in an etchant for further sharpening the core region. Accordingly, a new optical fiber probe both with a high transmission efficiency and with a large polarization degree is obtained.
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Mitsui Tadashi
Oikawa Hidetoshi
Mcclendon Sanza L.
National Institute for Materials Science
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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