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Sealed fiber-optic bundle feedthrough

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OSTI ID:874710
A sealed fiber-optic bundle feedthrough by which a multitude of fiber-optic elements may be passed through an opening or port in a wall or structure separating two environments at different pressures or temperatures while maintaining the desired pressure or temperature in each environment. The feedthrough comprises a rigid sleeve of suitable material, a bundle of individual optical fibers, and a resin-based sealing material that bonds the individual optical fibers to each other and to the rigid sleeve.
Research Organization:
University of Notre Dame du Lac (Notre Dame, IN)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-95ER14579
Assignee:
University of Notre Dame du Lac (Notre Dame, IN)
Patent Number(s):
US 6445869
OSTI ID:
874710
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English