Optical fiber having wave-guiding rings

Patent · 15 March 2011

OSTI ID:1016401

Messerly, Michael J ^[1]; Dawson, Jay W ^[2]; Beach, Raymond J ^[2]; Barty, Christopher P. J. ^[3]

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1. Danville, CA
2. Livermore, CA
3. Hayward, CA

A waveguide includes a cladding region that has a refractive index that is substantially uniform and surrounds a wave-guiding region that has an average index that is close to the index of the cladding. The wave-guiding region also contains a thin ring or series of rings that have an index or indices that differ significantly from the index of the cladding. The ring or rings enable the structure to guide light.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 7,907,810
• Application Number: US Patent Application 11/809,112
• OSTI ID: 1016401
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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