CA2552720C - Fibre optique a pointe presentant une lentille et son procede de fabrication - Google Patents

Fibre optique a pointe presentant une lentille et son procede de fabrication Download PDF

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CA2552720C
CA2552720C CA2552720A CA2552720A CA2552720C CA 2552720 C CA2552720 C CA 2552720C CA 2552720 A CA2552720 A CA 2552720A CA 2552720 A CA2552720 A CA 2552720A CA 2552720 C CA2552720 C CA 2552720C
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optical fiber
lens surface
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etching
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Yin S. Tang
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Priority claimed from US10/754,365 external-priority patent/US6950239B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/786,766 external-priority patent/US7004811B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/799,483 external-priority patent/US7460748B2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2552—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating, e.g. tapering, forming of a lens on light guide ends
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C67/00—Shaping techniques not covered by groups B29C39/00 - B29C65/00, B29C70/00 or B29C73/00
    • B29C67/0044—Shaping techniques not covered by groups B29C39/00 - B29C65/00, B29C70/00 or B29C73/00 for shaping edges or extremities
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00663—Production of light guides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2011/00—Optical elements, e.g. lenses, prisms
    • B29L2011/0075—Light guides, optical cables
CA2552720A 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Fibre optique a pointe presentant une lentille et son procede de fabrication Expired - Fee Related CA2552720C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/754,365 US6950239B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-01-08 Method for making micro-lens array
US10/754,365 2004-01-08
US10/775,793 2004-02-09
US10/775,793 US6950237B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-02-09 Fiber based field emitter display
US10/786,766 US7004811B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-02-24 Method of making micro-field emitter device for flat panel display
US10/786,766 2004-02-24
US10/799,483 US7460748B2 (en) 2004-01-08 2004-03-12 Lensed tip optical fiber and method of making the same
US10/799,483 2004-03-12
PCT/US2005/000715 WO2005067676A2 (fr) 2004-01-08 2005-01-10 Fibre optique a pointe presentant une lentille et son procede de fabrication

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CA2552720A1 CA2552720A1 (fr) 2005-07-28
CA2552720C true CA2552720C (fr) 2010-03-23

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EP (1) EP1702226A4 (fr)
JP (1) JP2007518140A (fr)
KR (1) KR20060108762A (fr)
AU (1) AU2005204571B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2552720C (fr)
TW (1) TWI282447B (fr)
WO (1) WO2005067676A2 (fr)

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WO2005067676A3 (fr) 2006-03-02
AU2005204571B2 (en) 2008-06-26
KR20060108762A (ko) 2006-10-18
WO2005067676A2 (fr) 2005-07-28
EP1702226A2 (fr) 2006-09-20
EP1702226A4 (fr) 2009-06-03
AU2005204571A1 (en) 2005-07-28
CA2552720A1 (fr) 2005-07-28
TWI282447B (en) 2007-06-11
TW200532262A (en) 2005-10-01

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