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Apparatus and method for improved optical fiber transmission

US10495490B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lumenis Ltd. · US

Inventors

Tal Waisman · Haifa, IL
Arkady Khachaturov · Haifa, IL
Moshe Elazar · Azor, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2017
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/4292
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber assembly includes a central optical fiber core having a longitudinal axis surrounded by a cladding layer along the longitudinal axis, a distal end portion and a proximal end portion; it further comprises a layer of a material at least partially surrounding the cladding layer; the layer of material may be light-sensitive; and, at least two electrodes may be embedded at least partially along the longitudinal axis within the layer of light-sensitive material. The light-sensitive material may be a photoresist material, and the photoresist material characteristics change proportional to the amount of light impinging on the photoresist material. These characteristics may include one or more of electrical resistance changes or voltage changes.

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