Side-firing laser optical fiber probe and method of making same
US5537499A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S385/902
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laser optical fiber probe has a silica fiber core with an end terminating in an inclined surface. A silica capsule encloses the end of the fiber and locates the end of the fiber in a gas chamber. Localized heat fuses the end of the fiber opposite the inclined surface to the capsule thereby eliminating secondary light reflections.
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