Plastic optical fiber with a lens, light-emitting/receiving apparatus with the plastic optical fiber with a lens, and method of fabricating the plastic optical fiber with a lens
US6826329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02033
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plastic optical fiber with a lens of the present invention includes a plastic optical fiber including a core and a cladding, and a lens having a function of controlling light rays. The lens is formed of a material with a thermally-softening temperature higher than a thermally-softening temperature of the core of the plastic optical fiber, and the lens is integrated with the plastic optical fiber by heating and pressing the lens against an end face of the plastic optical fiber.
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