Adjustable beam characteristics
US10663767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an optical beam delivery device, comprising a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable modification of one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam by a perturbation device and a second length of fiber having a second RIP coupled to the first length of fiber, the second RIP formed to confine at least a portion of the modified beam characteristics of the optical beam within one or more confinement regions.
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