Apparatus for providing optical radiation
US7421175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/094007
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for providing optical radiation, which apparatus comprises an optical fibre (5) having a core (3), a first cladding (1) and a second cladding (2), in which the first cladding (1) has a substantially constant diameter (9) in its cross-section. The first cladding (1) can be non-circular. Advantages include more reliable cleaving, joining and splicing.
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