Patent ID: 8073297

Claim:
A side fire optical device for laterally redirecting electromagnetic radiation-comprising: a cap member comprising a closed end section, a tube section having a bore, and a transmitting surface; a sleeve received within the bore of the tube section, the sleeve including a bore and an exterior surface that is fused to a surface of the bore of the cap member; and a fiber optic segment comprising an exterior surface that is fused to a surface of the bore of the sleeve, a beveled end surface positioned adjacent the transmitting surface of the cap member and a receiving end opposite the beveled end surface that is within the bore of the tube section, wherein the beveled end surface is angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic segment such that electromagnetic radiation propagating along the longitudinal axis of the fiber optic segment is reflected by the beveled end surface at an angle that is transverse to the longitudinal axis and through the transmitting surface of the cap member.