Small inlet optical panel and a method of making a small inlet optical panel

Patent · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:873693

Veligdan, James T ^[1]; Slobodin, David ^[2]

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1. Manorville, NY
2. 28 Independence Ave., Lake Oswego, OR 97035

An optical panel having a small inlet, and a method of making a small inlet optical panel, are disclosed, which optical panel includes a individually coating, stacking, and cutting a first plurality of stacked optical waveguides to form an outlet face body with an outlet face, individually coating, stacking, and cutting a second plurality of stacked optical waveguides to form an inlet face body with an inlet face, and connecting an optical coupling element to the first plurality and to the second plurality, wherein the optical coupling element redirects light along a parallel axis of the inlet face to a parallel axis of the outlet face. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inlet face is disposed obliquely with and askew from the outlet face.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• Assignee: Slobodin, David (Lake Oswego, OR); Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY)
• Patent Number(s): US 6222971
• OSTI ID: 873693
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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