Fiber optic array
US4911526A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3692
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic array is disclosed for use in an optical scanning device. The array includes a substrate and a plurality of optical fibers arranged on the substrate to form a linear array of the fibers. Each of the fibers is received in grooves in the substrate to precisely space the fibers relative to each other. Each of the fibers is adapted to receive light from a source such as a laser diode. In order to increase the packing density of the fibers in the array, the ends of the fibers are etched to decrease the cladding diameter, and the fiber ends of reduced diameter are mounted in closely-spaced parallel grooves.
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