Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for concentrating laser beams

US6039726A · kind A · utility

20Cited by

7References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

NANOPTICS, INCORPORATED · IL

Inventors

Aaron Lewis · Jerusalem, IL
Daniel V. Palanker · Palo Alto, US
Igor Turovets · Mevaseret Tsiyon, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 1996
Grant date	Mar 21, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/2261
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention includes the use of a beam homogenizer (scattering surface) at the input aperture of a tapered optical fiber to avoid hot spots (2) in the tapered section which would otherwise destroy the fiber (10).

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