Optical fiber systems and methods
US8934748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/302
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention includes a method for forming an optical fiber. The method comprises providing a preform having a core material and a glass cladding material surrounding the core material. The method also comprises drawing the preform at a temperature that is greater than a melting temperature of the core material to form a drawn fiber. The method further comprises cooling the drawn fiber to form the optical fiber having a crystalline fiber core and a cladding that surrounds the crystalline fiber core and extends axially along a length of the crystalline fiber core.
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