Method of forming an optical device by laser scanning
US10564441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/12169
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of forming an optical device in a body (32), comprises performing a plurality of laser scans (34,36) to form the optical device, each scan comprising relative movement of a laser beam and the body thereby to scan the laser beam along a respective path (34a, 34b 34f; 36a, 36b 36f) through the body to alter the refractive index of material of that path, wherein the paths are arranged to provide in combination a route for propagation of light through the optical device in operation that is larger in a direction substantially perpendicular to the route for propagation of light than any one of the paths individually.
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