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Optical fiber having continuous spot-illumination

US5901267A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 1997
Grant dateMay 4, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 15, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0001
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical fiber having continuous spot-illumination thereupon, wherein the continuous illumination spot are realized by cutting away a plurality of cladding from the fiber till exposes the core under the micro-windows and let the light wave guided within the core emit form those micro-windows, therefore, this fiber can provide uniform radial illumination in spot manner.

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