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Nanostructured sapphire optical fiber sensing platform

US9797060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology · US

Inventors

Henry Du · Short Hills, US
Hui Chen · Burlingame, US
Fei Tian · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2015
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 29, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC25D11/18
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for fabricating a sensor includes coating an end-polished sapphire fiber with aluminum to produce a sapphire fiber having an aluminum coating, anodizing the aluminum coating to produce an aluminum oxide coating, and removing the aluminum oxide coating from a distal end of the sapphire fiber.

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