{"number":"US12703045B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Variable ring beam generator","english":"Variable ring beam generator"},"abstract":{"original":"An optical assembly may comprise an input fiber to provide a beam, a process fiber comprising a ring-shaped outer core surrounded by a cladding, and a first beam shifter arranged to receive the beam from the input fiber and to shift the beam spatially to illuminate the ring-shaped outer core of the process fiber. The optical assembly may further comprise a second beam shifter arranged to receive the beam from the first beam shifter and to add skew to the beam that is launched into the ring-shaped outer core of the process fiber.","english":"An optical assembly may comprise an input fiber to provide a beam, a process fiber comprising a ring-shaped outer core surrounded by a cladding, and a first beam shifter arranged to receive the beam from the input fiber and to shift the beam spatially to illuminate the ring-shaped outer core of the process fiber. The optical assembly may further comprise a second beam shifter arranged to receive the beam from the first beam shifter and to add skew to the beam that is launched into the ring-shaped outer core of the process fiber."},"applicants":["Lumentum Operations LLC"],"inventors":["Patrick GREGG","Martin H. MUENDEL","Richard D. FAULHABER","Alex HATCHER","John PECK"],"filingDate":"2021-12-16","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12703045B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12703045B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12703045B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12703045B2"}}