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US 8,977,085 B2Granted
Surface structure modification
AssigneeThe University of Queensland
InventorsLaurence James Walsh, Roy George
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Abstract
A method of forming an optical fiber tip, the method including, roughening at least part of an end portion of the optical fiber; and, etching the roughed end portion to thereby form an optical fiber tip.
Claims22
A method of forming an optical fiber tip, the method including:
- a) shaping an end portion of the optical fiber by etching the end portion;
- roughening at least part of the shaped end portion of an optical fiber by abrading the shaped end portion using a particle beam, and
- c) etching the roughened end portion to thereby form an optical fiber tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.