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US 10,556,820 B2Granted
Method for making an optical fiber device from a 3D printed preform body and related structures
AssigneeHarris Corporation
InventorsChristopher A. Corey, Susanne M. Lee
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Abstract
A method for making an optical fiber device may include using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to generate a preform body including an optical material. The preform body may have a 3D pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice. The method may further include drawing the preform body to form the optical fiber device.
Claims26
A method for making an optical fiber device comprising:
- using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to generate a preform body comprising an optical material, the preform body comprising a plurality of strands, wherein the plurality of strands comprises a plurality of helical strands, and having a 3D pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice;
- and
- drawing the preform body to form the optical fiber device.
A method for making an optical fiber device comprising:
- using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to generate a preform body comprising a plurality of strands, the plurality of strands comprising an optical material and defining a 3D lattice with a 3D pattern of voids therein, and at least some of the voids opening outwardly along a side of the preform body;
- and
- drawing the preform body to form the optical fiber device.
A method for making an optical fiber device comprising:
- using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to generate a preform body comprising an optical material, the preform body having a 3D pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice;
- coating at least a portion of the preform body;
- and
- drawing the preform body after coating to form the optical fiber device.
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A method for making an optical fiber device comprising:
- using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to generate a preform body comprising an optical material, the preform body having a 3D pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice;
- and
- drawing the preform body to form the optical fiber device in a direction offset with respect to an optical axis of the optical fiber device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.