Method for producing parallel arrays of fibers

Details Method for producing parallel arrays of fibers Method for producing parallel arrays of fibers

2007-04-24

2007-04-24

Pak, Sung (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Optical fiber bundle

C065S385000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11131065

ABSTRACT:
A method to fabricate solid linear fiber arrays, multi-hole arrays and inverse multi-hole arrays (i.e. space-separated arrays). These arrays may be used for example as capillary arrays, photonic crystal fiber, tissues engineering scaffolds and templates, imaging guides, thermal photovoltaic device, and thermal electric devices. The number of fibers used to fabricate the structures is variable. Individual fibers are deposited into a fiber depository and made to bond together. The deposition may be performed in line with fiber production or may be performed after producing the fibers through fiber rewinding. The bonded linear fiber array may be removed from the fiber depositories.

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