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Photonic crystal fibers having a preferred bending plane and systems that use such fibers

US8280212B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

OmniGuide, Inc. · US

Inventors

James E. Goell · Roanoke, US
Marin Soljacic · Belmont, US
Steven A. Jacobs · Needham, US
Tairan Wang · Chelmsford, US
Gokhan Ulu · Newton, US
Burak Temelkuran · London, GB
Steven G. Johnson · McLeansboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 2, 2006
Grant date	Oct 2, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P40/57
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In general, in a first aspect, the invention features photonic crystal fibers that include a core extending along a waveguide axis, a confinement region extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the core, and a cladding extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the confinement region, wherein the cladding has an asymmetric cross-section.

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