Fiber optic lens
US4844580A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S359/90
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lens for an optical fiber is formed on the end of a capillary glass tube which is then fitted over an optical fiber. The lens can be formed by mounting a capillary tube in a spindle, and rotating and heating the end of the tube until centrifugal force forms the lens as a bulbous portion.
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