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Optical communications cables utilizing topological insulators as optical fiber cores

US10371910B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Timothy Innes · Atlanta, US
David Spivey · Smyrna, US
Kevin Igoe · Atlanta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4436
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical core made from at least on topological insulator microfiber. A cryogenic cooling layer surrounds the optical core. An insulative layer surrounds the cryogenic cooling layer. In one embodiment, the insulative layer comprises a layer of photonic crystal material.

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