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US 2003/0169966 A1Published application
Optical fiber light source
OwnerTakashi Tokizakiinventor
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Abstract
An optical fiber light source comprises an optical fiber having at least one output end, an insulator surrounding the optical fiber, and a heater provided on the insulator, wherein output light is obtained from the at least one output end by heating the optical fiber in the insulator. The optical fiber may be passed through the insulator two or more times.
Claims6
An Optical fiber light source comprising:
- an optical fiber having a core and at least one output end;
- and
- a heater which heats the optical fiber, wherein light output is obtained from the at least one output end by blackbody radiation generated in the core heated by the heater.
An optical fiber light source comprising:
- an optical fiber having at least one output end;
- an insulator surrounding the optical fiber;
- and
- a heater provided on the insulator, wherein output light is obtained from the at least one output end by heating the optical fiber in the insulator.
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A method for generating output light, comprises the following steps of:
- heating a core of a optical fiber;
- generating blackbody radiation in the core;
- and
- outputting the output light from an output end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.