Patent ID: 8503840
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: B23K,G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a plurality of optical fibers configured to transmit a plurality of optical signals, wherein the plurality of optical fibers includes a first optical fiber configured to transmit a first optical signal and a second optical fiber configured to transmit a second optical signal; and a fiber-array plate configured to receive the plurality of optical signals from the plurality of optical fibers and emit a composite output beam, wherein the fiber-array plate includes a first surface and a second optical-signal-output surface, wherein the plurality of optical fibers are connected to the first surface of the fiber-array plate to provide an uninterrupted all-glass propagation path for the plurality of optical signals propagating between the plurality of optical fibers and the second optical-signal-output surface of the fiber-array plate, wherein the second surface of the fiber-array plate includes a single convex curvature for both the first optical signal and the second optical signal.