.~ Process of manufacturing optical fibers, waveguides, or preforms thereof {29}
387
.~.~ Forming lens integral with optical fiber
DEFINITION
Classification: 65/387
Forming lens integral with optical fiber:
(under subclass 385) Processes directed to producing an optical product having an optical component which focuses transmitting light waves joined directly to an optical fiber.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
60+, for processes of adhesively securing parts utilizing nonmetallic cementing media.
359, Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements,
642+, for a lens element, per se.
385, Optical Waveguides,
15, for optical waveguides combined with an interface element which enables efficient transfer of light between the waveguide and a point external to the interface element.
