Precision light-guiding terminal for optical fibers
AssigneeReliant Technologies, Inc.
InventorMichael Black
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Abstract
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fibers or optical fiber bundles consisting of a terminal (34) with an insertion duct (28) for receiving the end portion of an optical fiber (20) or optical fiber bundle (52), an input face (30) for in-coupling of a light (38) guided by the optical fiber (20) or optical fiber bundle (52), a light-guiding tip (40) for shaping guiding and performing optical operations on the light (38), and an output face (42) for out-coupling of the light (38).
Claims9
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fibers comprising:
- a) an insertion duct for receiving an end portion of an optical fiber;
- b) an input face for in-coupling of light conducted by said optical fiber;
- c) a non-planar tip portion for performing optical operations on Said light and for guiding said light, said tip portion containing a means for leaking a portion of said light;
- d) a means for detecting said leaked portion of said light;
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- e) an output face for out-coupling said light.
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fibers comprising:
- a) an insertion duct for receiving an end portion of an optical fiber;
- b) an input face for in-coupling of light conducted by said optical fiber;
- c) a non-planar tip portion for performing optical operations on said light and for guiding said light;
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- d) an output face for out-coupling said light, said output face containing a diffraction grating for shaping and gutting said light.
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fibers, said light guiding terminal having a toughened surface and comprising:
- a) an insertion duct for receiving an end portion of an optical fiber;
- b) an input face for in-coupling of light conducted by said optical fiber;
- c) a non-planar tip portion for performing optical operations on said light and for guiding said light;
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- d) an output face for out-coupling said light.
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fiber bundles comprising:
- a) an insertion duct for receiving an end portion of an optical fiber bundle;
- b) an input face for in-coupling of light conducted by said optical fiber bundle;
- c) a non-planar tip portion for performing optical operations on said light and for guiding said light, said tip portion containing a grating for shaping and guiding said light;
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- d) an output face for out-coupling of said light.
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fiber bundles comprising:
- a) an insertion duct for receiving an end portion of an optical fiber bundle;
- b) an input face for in-coupling of light conducted by said optical fiber bundle;
- c) a non-planar tip portion for performing optical operations on said light and for guiding said light, said tip portion containing a means for leaking a portion of said light;
- d) a means for detecting said leaked portion of said light;
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- e) an output face for out-coupling of said light.
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fiber bundles comprising:
- a) an insertion duct for receiving an end portion of an optical fiber bundle;
- b) an input face for in-coupling of light conducted by said optical fiber bundle;
- c) a non-planar tip portion for performing optical operations on said light and for guiding said light;
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- d) an output face for out-coupling of said light, said output face containing a diffraction grating for shaping and guiding said light.
A precision light-guiding terminal for optical fiber bundles, said light guiding terminal having a roughened surface and comprising:
- a) an insertion duct for receiving an end portion of an optical fiber bundle;
- b) an input face for in-coupling of light conducted by said optical fiber bundle;
- c) a non-planar tip portion for performing optical operations on said light and for guiding said light;
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- d) an output face for out-coupling of said light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.