WO2005067676A3 - Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same - Google Patents

Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same Download PDF

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WO2005067676A3
WO2005067676A3 PCT/US2005/000715 US2005000715W WO2005067676A3 WO 2005067676 A3 WO2005067676 A3 WO 2005067676A3 US 2005000715 W US2005000715 W US 2005000715W WO 2005067676 A3 WO2005067676 A3 WO 2005067676A3
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optical fiber
tip
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Yin S Tang
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Yin S Tang
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Priority claimed from US10/754,365 external-priority patent/US6950239B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/786,766 external-priority patent/US7004811B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/799,483 external-priority patent/US7460748B2/en
Application filed by Yin S Tang filed Critical Yin S Tang
Priority to CA2552720A priority Critical patent/CA2552720C/en
Priority to EP05722400A priority patent/EP1702226A4/en
Priority to JP2006549490A priority patent/JP2007518140A/en
Priority to AU2005204571A priority patent/AU2005204571B2/en
Priority to MXPA06007898A priority patent/MXPA06007898A/en
Publication of WO2005067676A2 publication Critical patent/WO2005067676A2/en
Publication of WO2005067676A3 publication Critical patent/WO2005067676A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2552—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating, e.g. tapering, forming of a lens on light guide ends
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C67/00—Shaping techniques not covered by groups B29C39/00 - B29C65/00, B29C70/00 or B29C73/00
    • B29C67/0044—Shaping techniques not covered by groups B29C39/00 - B29C65/00, B29C70/00 or B29C73/00 for shaping edges or extremities
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00663—Production of light guides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2011/00—Optical elements, e.g. lenses, prisms
    • B29L2011/0075—Light guides, optical cables

Abstract

A method is provided for manufacturing a lensed tip optical fiber. The method includes providing an optically transparent cylindrical fiber and etching a first end of the optically transparent cylindrical fiber to form a tip. The tip is heated which forms a lens surface at the heated tip. This lensed tip optical fiber makes optical alignment with other optical fibers and coupling of the optical fiber with photonic devices less burdensome.
PCT/US2005/000715 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same WO2005067676A2 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA2552720A CA2552720C (en) 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same
EP05722400A EP1702226A4 (en) 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same
JP2006549490A JP2007518140A (en) 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Optical fiber with lens chip and manufacturing method thereof
AU2005204571A AU2005204571B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same
MXPA06007898A MXPA06007898A (en) 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same.

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US10/754,365 US6950239B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-01-08 Method for making micro-lens array
US10/754,365 2004-01-08
US10/775,793 2004-02-09
US10/775,793 US6950237B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-02-09 Fiber based field emitter display
US10/786,766 2004-02-24
US10/786,766 US7004811B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-02-24 Method of making micro-field emitter device for flat panel display
US10/799,483 US7460748B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-03-12 Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same
US10/799,483 2004-03-12

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WO2005067676A2 WO2005067676A2 (en) 2005-07-28
WO2005067676A3 true WO2005067676A3 (en) 2006-03-02

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JP (1) JP2007518140A (en)
KR (1) KR20060108762A (en)
AU (1) AU2005204571B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2552720C (en)
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US6375651B2 (en) * 1999-02-19 2002-04-23 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Laser lithotripsy device with suction
US20030029040A1 (en) * 1999-03-08 2003-02-13 Cesaroni Anthony Joseph Laser bonding of heat exchanger tubes

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WO2005067676A2 (en) 2005-07-28
CA2552720C (en) 2010-03-23
EP1702226A4 (en) 2009-06-03
KR20060108762A (en) 2006-10-18
EP1702226A2 (en) 2006-09-20
AU2005204571B2 (en) 2008-06-26
TWI282447B (en) 2007-06-11

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