Optical waveguides – Optical fiber bundle
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-12
2009-10-06
Sanghavi, Hemang (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber bundle
C385S116000, C385S117000, C385S118000, C606S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07599591
ABSTRACT:
An optical device and method for varying an optical characteristic of an optical beam can include a plurality of optical fibers each having an input end, an output end, and a core, wherein each of the optical fibers has an effective area and a numerical aperture, and a beam-deviating component for moving at least one of the optical fiber input ends and the optical beam relative to each other such that the optical beam selectively enters the input ends one at a time and is transmitted out the output ends one at a time, wherein at least one of the effective areas and the numerical apertures varies among the plurality of optical fibers such that the optical beam transmitted out of the output ends has a varying optical characteristic.
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Andersen Dan E.
Angeley David G.
Gooding Philip
Mordaunt David H.
Wiltberger Michael W.
DLA Piper (LLP) US
Optimedica Corporation
Sanghavi Hemang
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