Laser cleaving and polishing of doped optical fibers
US12085755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3863
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber having a core and a cladding, where the cladding is doped with a dopant. The cladding has a dopant concentration gradient in the radial direction such that a concentration of the dopant changes with respect to radial distance from a core-cladding interface. Doping the cladding of the optical fiber enables ablation of the fiber surface with a line source to provide an ablated wedge or crack such that cleaving can be achieved by applying a stress force to the fiber after ablation or by applying a pull force during ablation.
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