Planar optical waveguides for optical panel having gradient refractive index core
Patent
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OSTI ID:1174997
An optical panel is disclosed. A plurality of stacked planar optical waveguides are used to guide light from an inlet face to an outlet face of an optical panel. Each of the optical waveguides comprises a planar sheet of core material having a central plane. The core material has an index of refraction which decreases as the distance from the central plane increases. The decrease in the index of refraction occurs gradually and continuously.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- Assignee:
- Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY)
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,782,178
- Application Number:
- 10/240,691
- OSTI ID:
- 1174997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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