Methods and apparatus related to a side-fire member having a doped silica component
US8861907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/327
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus may include an optical fiber that may have a surface non-normal to a longitudinal axis of a distal end portion of the optical fiber. The surface may define a portion of an interface configured to redirect electromagnetic radiation propagated from within the optical fiber and incident on the interface to a direction offset from the longitudinal axis. The apparatus may also include a doped silica cap that may be fused to the optical fiber such that the surface of the optical fiber may be disposed within a cavity defined by the doped silica cap.
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