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Cylindrical fiber probe devices

US5703979A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateOct 26, 1995
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2015

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 region, typically in the form of a solid right circular cylinder, terminating in a tapered region that terminates in a relatively thin lower cylindrical region (tip), typically also in the form of a solid right circular cylinder, the lower region having a width (diameter) in the approximate range 0.01 .mu.m to 150 .mu.m.

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