Systems and techniques for generating Bessel beams

S Ramachandran - US Patent 8,358,888, 2013 - Google Patents
A technique is described for generating a Bessel beam. An input optical fiber is provided that
supports propagation in the fundamental mode. The input fiber is connected to a fiber mode …

Touch sensitive device using optical gratings

B Hansson - US Patent App. 12/258,582, 2010 - Google Patents
A touch sensitive device includes a deformable material embedded with optical gratings and
a light source to send light into the deformable material to reflect off of, or transmit through …

Robustly stabilizing laser systems

ML Wach - US Patent 7,965,949, 2011 - Google Patents
H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED
EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING …

Cladding pumped optical fiber gain devices

DJ DiGiovanni, AD Yablon - US Patent 6,970,624, 2005 - Google Patents
The specification describes optical fiber gain devices, such as lasers and amplifiers, wherein
losses due to a large step transition between an input section and a gain section are …

Robustly stabilizing laser systems

ML Wach - US Patent 9,065,572, 2015 - Google Patents
H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED
EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING …

Laser light source device and image display device

H Furuya, K Mizuuchi, K Yamamoto - US Patent 7,733,927, 2010 - Google Patents
The present invention concerns a laser light source device capable of multiwavelength
oscillation. This laser light Source device is provided with a laser light source; a laser cavity …

Connector ferrule and method of sealing

JP Clarkin, J Shannon, M Swengler - US Patent 6,883,975, 2005 - Google Patents
The invention includes a ferrule having a layer of material on an inner surface of a hole
therein which is selected to be preferentially softenable relative to the bulk material of the …

Optical fibre

B Hodder, DJ Hill - US Patent 7,362,497, 2008 - Google Patents
This invention relates to optical fibres, fibre lasers, fibre laser arrays and sensor systems
comprising fibre laser arrays. Conventional fibre laser sensor arrangements comprise a …

Systems and methods of operating an incoherently beam combined laser

D Bowler, J Wyer - US Patent 6,876,679, 2005 - Google Patents
At the present time, telecommunication Systems are largely based on fiber optic cables. For
example, optical networks based on fiber optic cables are currently utilized to transport …

Multiplexed optical fiber crack sensor

RT Johnston - US Patent 8,576,392, 2013 - Google Patents
An optical fiber crack detector that includes a plurality of FBG sensors positioned within one
or more fibers that are operable to reflect a defined wavelength of an optical input beam. The …