Patents Represented by Attorney Timothy M. Schacborle
  • Patent number: 6990271
    Abstract: A collimator for use at multiple wavelengths includes an optical fiber and a gradient index lens positioned at a constant distance with respect to an end of the optical fiber. The gradient index lens has a chromatic aberration at a selected pitch less than 0.01 over a selected range of the infrared spectral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Rachid Gafsi, Larry G Mann, Nagaraja Shashidhar