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AssigneeParadigm Optics, Incorporated
InventorsDavid J. Welker, Christopher D. Breckon, Christopher A. Richter, Todd E. Holt
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A polymer fiber having multiple optical pathways set in a single cladding. The optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber may be provided with connectors and thereby be used as a fiber cable for use with an interconnect. The optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber may be constructed using a preform in a draw process. Alternatively, a novel vacuum draw method may be used in which optical pathway and cladding are mated and melded together during the draw process by creating a reduced pressure zone between the optical pathway and the cladding. A sacrificial substrate or cladding may be added around or along one side of the optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber, and the combined cladding and fiber are drawn using a draw process. This cladding is removed, or partly removed, after the draw process. In this manner, the optical pathwaymultiple pathway fiber may have highly irregular and noncircular cross sections.
An optical fiber, comprising:
An optical fiber interconnect, comprising:
A method of forming an optical fiber, comprising:
A method of forming an optical fiber, comprising:
A method of forming an optical fiber, comprising:
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