US 12,449,601 B1
Miniature optical probe
Chintan Shah, Milpitas, CA (US); Chi-Hao Brian Liu, San Jose, CA (US); and Jianxun Fang, Milpitas, CA (US)
Assigned to Neptec OS, Inc., Fremont, CA (US)
Filed by Neptec OS, Inc., Fremont, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/882,708.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/262 (2013.01) [G02B 6/322 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising: a fiber, wherein the fiber is non-rotating; a lens, wherein an end face of the fiber is fused to an end face of the lens; an optical element, wherein the lens is disposed between the fiber and the optical element; and further comprising: an outer tubing, wherein the end face of the fiber, the lens, and the optical element are enclosed within the outer tubing, and wherein the outer tubing is transparent.