Anamorphic fused fiber optic bundle
US5303373A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/08
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An anamorphic, tapered fused fiber optic bundle is provided having a longitudinal axis Z and two ends each having surfaces in a plane (X axis/Y axis) perpendicular to said Z axis, a first end having cross-sectional dimensions X and Y and a second end having dimensions X' and Y', at least X' being smaller than X, and the ratio X'/X being different from the ratio Y'/Y, wherein the X axis dimension of said fiber continuously varies along said Z axis from the value X in said first end to the value X' in said second end.
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