COLLIMATED BEAM CHANNEL WITH FOUR LENS OPTICAL SURFACES
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1. An optical system, comprising:
- an optical transmitter component configured for converting a message having a first format into a second different format for a transmission of the message;
an optical receiver component configured for receiving the message in the second different format;
an information channel component configured for carrying the message in the second different format along a guided pathway having a receive channel and a transmit channel;
a first lens component configured for generating a collimated beam along an optical axis; and
a second lens component configured for directing and magnifying the collimated beam with an asymmetrical magnification factor with respect to the receive channel and the transmit channel.
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Abstract
An optical system and method disclosed include a first lens component and a second lens component within the receive path or the transmit path. The first lens component includes at least two aspheric surfaces that oppose one another and generate a collimated beam channel. The second lens component generates a converging beam and magnifies the converging beam with a magnification factor that is different from a magnification factor in the other path, either the receive path or the transmit path. The receive path and the transmit path include symmetrical lengths and asymmetrical magnification factors.
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1. An optical system, comprising:
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an optical transmitter component configured for converting a message having a first format into a second different format for a transmission of the message; an optical receiver component configured for receiving the message in the second different format; an information channel component configured for carrying the message in the second different format along a guided pathway having a receive channel and a transmit channel; a first lens component configured for generating a collimated beam along an optical axis; and a second lens component configured for directing and magnifying the collimated beam with an asymmetrical magnification factor with respect to the receive channel and the transmit channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of optically communicating an optical beam, comprising:
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transmitting, via a beam source component, the optical beam along an optical axis of a transmit path; transforming the optical beam at a first lens component having a first aspheric surface and a second aspheric surface opposite to the first aspheric surface into a collimated beam; receiving the collimated beam with a second lens component downstream of the first lens component at a third convergent surface; transforming the collimated beam into a converging beam; and magnifying the converging beam along a receive path with a fourth verging surface that is opposite to the third convergent surface of the second lens component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a collimated beam channel configured for optically coupling a beam source to a fiber optic guided pathway; wherein the collimated beam channel comprises; a first optical lens component configured for receiving an optical beam from the beam source and generating a collimated beam along an optical axis, the first optical lens component including a first aspheric surface configured for receiving the optical beam and a second aspheric surface opposite to the first aspheric surface; a second optical lens component configured for receiving the collimated beam at a third convex surface and magnifying the received collimated beam with a fourth curved surface towards an end face of the fiber optic guided pathway. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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