Optical Fiber Assembly, Methods Of Manufacture Thereof And Articles Comprising The Same

摘要

Disclosed herein is an optical fiber assembly comprising a launching fiber having a receiving end and a transmitting end; an illuminating fiber having a receiving end and a transmitting end; where the receiving end of the launching fiber is operative to receive light from a light source and the transmitting end of the launching fiber is operative to transmit light to the receiving end of the illuminating fiber; where the launching fiber contacts the illuminating fiber in a manner so as to be offset from a center of a cross-sectional area of the illuminating fiber; and where the launching fiber has a diameter that is ⅛to ½of a diameter of the illuminating fiber; and a lens that is operative to contact the transmitting end of the illuminating fiber.

主权项

1. An optical fiber assembly comprising:
a launching fiber having a receiving end and a transmitting end; an illuminating fiber having a receiving end and a transmitting end; where the receiving end of the launching fiber is operative to receive light from a light source and the transmitting end of the launching fiber is operative to transmit light to the receiving end of the illuminating fiber; where the launching fiber contacts the illuminating fiber in a manner so as to be offset from a center of a cross-sectional area of the illuminating fiber; and where the launching fiber has a diameter that is ⅛to ½of a diameter of the illuminating fiber; and a lens that is operative to contact the transmitting end of the illuminating fiber; where the optical fiber assembly transmits light received from the light source at a divergence angle of greater than 60 degrees.