Cylindrical fiber probes and methods of making them
US5570441A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/878
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention involves a fiber probe device and a method of making it. The probe includes a relatively thick upper cylindrical portion, typically in the form of a solid fight circular cylinder, terminating in a tapered portion that terminates in a relatively thin lower cylindrical portion, typically also in the form of a solid right circular cylinder, the lower portion having a width (diameter) in the approximate range of as little as approximately 0.05 .mu.m.
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