Sunlight coupler and sunlight system comprising thereof
US8730578B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/262
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sunlight coupler is provided, the sunlight coupler may include a beam integrator configured to concentrate beams of sunlight, which may be incident from a plurality of optical fibers, in the form of a single beam, a triplet lens focusing the concentrated beam on a specific position, and an optical fiber provided for transmission of the focused sunlight. The optical fiber may be a thermally-diffusion expand core fiber.
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