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Light-emitting fiber

US11754776B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2019
Grant dateSep 12, 2023
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/001
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A light-emitting fiber includes a core and a cladding and is configured to emit light through a side surface of the fiber. A resin used for the core is at least one selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, polymethyl methacrylate copolymers, polystyrene, polycarbonates, polyorganosiloxanes, and norbornene, and a resin used for the cladding is fluorine resin. The light-emitting fiber has a fiber diameter of 95 μm or less.

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