Method for forming a nonfull aperture luneberg lens with a graded index core and a homogenous cladding
US5607492A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4206
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a nonfull aperture Luneburg-type lens for correction of an adjacent light source. The lens includes a core having a circular cross-section and a graded refractive index, and a cladding enclosing the core. The cladding has a circular cross-section and a homogenous refractive index. Also disclosed is a method for forming the nonfull aperture Luneburg-type lens with a graded index core and a homogenous cladding, and a high numerical aperture laser diode assembly including the nonfull aperture Luneburg-type lens.
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