Beam bending apparatus and method of manufacture
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsVenkata A. Bhagavatula, Nagaraja Shashidhar, John Himmelreich
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Abstract
An apparatus for altering the mode field of an optical signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes a GRIN-fiber lens and a reflective surface disposed at one end of the GRIN-fiber lens, the reflective surface configured to cooperate with the GRIN-fiber lens to redirect the path of the optical signal directed against the reflective surface. A method of manufacturing an apparatus for altering the mode field of an optical signal and an optical assembly are also disclosed.
Claims44
An apparatus for altering the mode field of an optical signal, the apparatus comprising:
- a GRIN-fiber lens;
- and
- a reflective surface disposed at one end of the GRIN-fiber lens, the reflective surface configured to cooperate with the GRIN-fiber lens to redirect the path of an optical signal directed against the reflective surface.
An optical assembly comprising:
- an optical component;
- a substrate configured to support the component;
- and
- an apparatus positioned on the substrate and in relation to the optical component to change the mode field of an optical signal passed between the apparatus and the optical component, wherein the apparatus includes a GRIN-fiber lens and a reflective surface disposed on one end of the GRIN-fiber lens, the reflective surface configured to cooperate with the GRIN-fiber lens to redirect the path of an optical signal directed against the reflective surface.
A method of manufacturing an apparatus for altering the mode field of an optical signal, the method comprising step of:
- disposing a reflective surface at an end of a GRIN-fiber lens, wherein the reflective surface is configured to cooperate with the GRIN-fiber lens to redirect the path of an optical signal directed against the reflective surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.