Double clad optical fiber with sealed stripped portion
US8718430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2558
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A double clad optical fiber having a portion extending along its length along which an outer waveguide cladding and a protective jacket are absent and having faces of the second waveguide cladding at two lengthwisely opposite ends, wherein a water impervious sealant is applied to impede lengthwise diffusion of water through the faces of the second waveguide cladding.
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