Eccentric core optical fiber

Details Eccentric core optical fiber Eccentric core optical fiber

1992-11-12

1993-06-29

Ullah, Akm E.

Optical waveguides

With splice

Fusion splicing

385124, G02B 600, G02B 636

Patent

active

052241882

ABSTRACT:
An eccentric core optical fiber 10 having a cross-sectional area sufficiently large to afford ease of manipulation, yet deposed to operate in an evanescent mode, is disclosed herein. The inventive optical fiber 10 includes a fiber core 20 of a first index of refraction. The fiber core 20 circumscribes a first longitudinal axis. The optical fiber 10 of the present invention further includes fiber cladding material 30 of a second index of refraction chosen to be less than the first index of refraction. The cladding material 30 circumscribes both a fiber core 20 and a second longitudinal axis oriented parallel to but not coincident with the first longitudinal axis.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3950073 (1976-04-01), Horiguchi et al.
patent: 4049413 (1977-09-01), French
patent: 4057322 (1977-11-01), Kao
patent: 4133664 (1979-01-01), Aulich et al.
patent: 4264347 (1981-04-01), Shintani et al.
patent: 4315666 (1982-02-01), Hicks, Jr.
patent: 4342499 (1982-08-01), Hicks, Jr.
patent: 4357389 (1982-11-01), Satoh et al.
patent: 4426129 (1984-01-01), Matsumura et al.
patent: 4506947 (1985-03-01), Tatekura et al.
patent: 4594763 (1986-06-01), Frazee, Jr. et al.
patent: 4607912 (1986-08-01), Burns et al.
patent: 4630890 (1986-12-01), Ashkin et al.
patent: 4681399 (1987-07-01), Hicks, Jr.
patent: 4763980 (1988-08-01), Gerber et al.
patent: 4812014 (1989-03-01), Sawano et al.
patent: 4820322 (1989-04-01), Baumgart et al.
patent: 4825092 (1989-04-01), Mehadji
patent: 4832438 (1989-05-01), Engel et al.
patent: 4875916 (1989-10-01), Baltzer et al.
patent: 4882497 (1989-11-01), Inoue et al.
patent: 4886333 (1989-12-01), Hicks
patent: 4893894 (1990-01-01), Caimi
patent: 4925269 (1990-05-01), Scrivener
patent: 5035477 (1991-07-01), Schlump
"Distributed Fluid Sensor Using Eccentrically Cladding Fibers" by Yashikawa Electronics and Communications in Japan/Part II (Feb., 1988) pp. (89-96).
Patent Abstracts of Japan (May 1988) Publ #JP 62293132.
"Eccentric-Core Glass Optical Waveguide" by Miyashita Journal of Applied Physics (Feb., 1974) pp. (931-932).

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Eccentric core optical fiber does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Eccentric core optical fiber, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Eccentric core optical fiber will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1762259