Planar optical waveguides for optical panel having gradient refractive index core
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1174997
- Patent Number(s):
- 6782178
- Application Number:
- 10/240,691
- Assignee:
- Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Veligdan, James T. Planar optical waveguides for optical panel having gradient refractive index core. United States: N. p., 2004.
Web.
Veligdan, James T. Planar optical waveguides for optical panel having gradient refractive index core. United States.
Veligdan, James T. Tue .
"Planar optical waveguides for optical panel having gradient refractive index core". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174997.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {Tue Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2004},
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