Optical waveguides – Planar optical waveguide – Thin film optical waveguide
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-06
2008-05-06
Font, Frank G. (Department: 2883)
Optical waveguides
Planar optical waveguide
Thin film optical waveguide
C385S133000, C126S685000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07369735
ABSTRACT:
A collector for propagating incident radiation to a remote location. The collector comprises, a light directing component coupled to a buffer component, a first propagation component coupled to the buffer component and configured to transmit the incident radiation into a collector region through one of a plurality of windows, and an optical transport assembly coupled to an end of the collector region and having a second propagation component. Each light directing component is configured to redirect the incident radiation from a first direction to a second direction, and the collector region includes a plurality of regions exhibiting a refractive index value that gradually transitions from about 1.5 to about 2.0. The second propagation component is further configured to retain the incident radiation.
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