Method of making an optical device
US5073402A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/062
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of making an optical device is described, in which an optical fibre having a free end is provided. The free end of the optical fibre is contacted with a curable material and the material on curing is capable of forming around the free end, a member having light-scattering properties. The material is cured in a manner to produce the member with an isotropic surface. Typically, the curable material contacted by the free end is in the form of a droplet suspended in a liquid and the material is preferably cured by passing laser radiation along the optical fibre towards its free end.
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