Optical waveguides – Optical fiber waveguide with cladding
Patent
1996-09-13
1998-01-13
Lee, John D.
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber waveguide with cladding
362 32, 385 31, 385901, G02B 602
Patent
active
057087490
ABSTRACT:
Lighting apparatus and method includes a body of optically transparent material including selected interior and exterior surface portions that are polished or otherwise smoothed to promote internal reflections of light flux and to inhibit lateral emission of internal light flux. Other selected portions of the interior or exterior surfaces are modified from smooth to refract or diffuse internal light flux for lateral emission of light flux from such surface portions of the body. The modified surface portions of the body may include grooved or otherwise roughened regions to a depth that inhibits surface wetting to relatively smooth surface condition which would diminish lateral emission of internal light flux. Alternative surface conditions for refracting or diffusing internal light flux to laterally-emitted light flux may be provided by laminated or layered light diffusers such as plastic tape or adhered glass or plastic beads.
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Lee John D.
Smith Albert C.
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