Constructing preforms from capillaries and canes

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2008-04-15

2008-04-15

Pak, Sung (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Optical fiber waveguide with cladding

Utilizing nonsolid core or cladding

C385S123000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10484217

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method of producing a preform for a holey optical fiber, and more particularly, to a method of producing polymer holey optical fiber using novel capillary and cane designs that allow a construction of complex holey structures. The capillaries may have a complex internal structure including multiple holes, holes of non-circular shape, off-center holes, holes of different sizes, or any combination of these. The canes may have a complex external shape to define interstitial holes when the canes arc combined in a stack (seeFIG. 1). The capillaries and canes may be made of different materials and combined within the same structure.

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