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System and method for collimating and redirecting beams in a fiber optic system

  • US 6,751,379 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2001
  • Issued: 06/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A connector to an optical fiber, comprising:

  • a prism that includes a triangular wedge element having a first surface, a second surface and a base;

    a ferrule to guide the optical fiber so as to contact the optical fiber with the first surface of the prism, the first surface being substantially perpendicular to the optical fiber; and

    an aspheric lens integrated on the second surface, the integrated aspheric lens being positioned so that the prism serves to redirect a light beam at an angle relative to an axis of an optical source input through total internal reflection by utilizing the base of the triangle wedge element, the aspheric lens serving to at least one of collimate the redirected light beam and focus the light beam before being redirected.

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