LENSED TIP OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A METHOD PROVIDED FOR MANUFACTURING A LENSED TIP OPTICAL FIBER. THE METHOD INCLUDES PROVIDING AN OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT CYLINDRICAL FIBER; AND ETCHING A FIRST END OF THE OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT CYLINDRICAL FIBER TO FORM A TIP. THE TIP IS HEATED WHICH FORMS A LENS SURFACE AT THE HEATED TIP.