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Optical wave guide

US3973828A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 1974
Grant dateAug 10, 1976
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Expiry dateJun 4, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC03B2203/22
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical wave guide comprises a cylindrical body which is made of a first transparent dielectric, and a second transparent dielectric which is concentrically formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical body and which has an index of refraction lower than that of the first dielectric, the central part of the wave guide being hollow.

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