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Title: Flexible, liquid core light guide with focusing and light shaping attachments

Abstract

A liquid light guide system for ultraviolet light is disclosed that has a light shaping arrangement for the emitted light, a stable liquid core and sheath and reliable and effective end closures. The end closures include a metal crimping arrangement that utilizes two layers of deformable materials to prevent cracking of endplugs.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. Yorktown, VA
  2. Grafton, VA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Southeastern Universities Research Associations (SURA), Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872259
Patent Number(s):
5896483
Assignee:
Southeastern Univ. Research Assn., Inc. (Newport News, VA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84ER40150
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
flexible; liquid; core; light; guide; focusing; shaping; attachments; ultraviolet; disclosed; arrangement; emitted; stable; sheath; reliable; effective; closures; metal; crimping; utilizes; layers; deformable; materials; prevent; cracking; endplugs; liquid core; liquid light; ultraviolet light; light guide; emitted light; stable liquid; light shaping; shaping attachments; shaping arrangement; violet light; core light; /385/

Citation Formats

Wojcik, Randolph Frank, Majewski, Stanislaw, Zorn, Carl John, and Kross, Brian. Flexible, liquid core light guide with focusing and light shaping attachments. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Wojcik, Randolph Frank, Majewski, Stanislaw, Zorn, Carl John, & Kross, Brian. Flexible, liquid core light guide with focusing and light shaping attachments. United States.
Wojcik, Randolph Frank, Majewski, Stanislaw, Zorn, Carl John, and Kross, Brian. Fri . "Flexible, liquid core light guide with focusing and light shaping attachments". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872259.
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abstractNote = {A liquid light guide system for ultraviolet light is disclosed that has a light shaping arrangement for the emitted light, a stable liquid core and sheath and reliable and effective end closures. The end closures include a metal crimping arrangement that utilizes two layers of deformable materials to prevent cracking of endplugs.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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