Patent ID: 11914168
Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A two-dimensional fiber array launcher assembly, said launcher assembly comprising:
a hollow body having a front end and a rear end;
an alignment plate including a two-dimensional array of holes coupled to the rear end of the body;
a beam shaper including a two-dimensional array of lenses coupled to the front end of the body, wherein a separate lens is aligned with each hole in the alignment plate; and
a plurality of fiber assemblies each including a fiber having an end face spliced to an end of an endcap where the endcap has a larger diameter than the fiber, wherein a separate endcap is secured in each hole so that the fiber is aligned with the associated lens, and wherein the fiber array launcher assembly is a beam emitter in a coherent beam combining (CBC) fiber laser amplifier system.