SHAPED FIBER ENDS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
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1. An optical fiber tip comprising:
- a core; and
a recess formed in said core at a distal end of the optical fiber tip, said recess having a vertex within said core.
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Abstract
An optical fiber tip comprises a core and a recess formed in said core at a distal end of the optical fiber tip, said recess having a vertex within said core.
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1. An optical fiber tip comprising:
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a core; and a recess formed in said core at a distal end of the optical fiber tip, said recess having a vertex within said core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A catheter for placement within a body lumen, the catheter comprising:
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a flexible conduit that elongatedly extends along a longitudinal axis, the flexible conduit having a proximal end and a distal end; and at least one waveguide with a optical fiber tip having a terminating end positioned along the flexible conduit, the optical fiber tip comprising a recess in a terminating end of the optical fiber tip. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 39)
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31. A method of manufacturing an optical fiber tip, the method comprising:
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providing an optical fiber core comprising a terminating end; and forming a recess in said terminating end. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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