Patent · US Expired

Waveguide and method of making same

US6832037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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51Claims
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Filing dateAug 9, 2002
Grant dateDec 14, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2323/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a waveguide comprising a transparent polymeric central core clad externally with one or more polymeric layers, at least one of the core or clad layer containing layered particles disposed in a polymeric binder, wherein a majority of the particles have a lateral dimension less than 1 micrometer.

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