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US 2020/0087194 A1Published application
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.
Claims29
1-32. (canceled)
An optical fiber preform comprising:
- a preform body to be drawn into a fiber optic device and comprising an optical material;
- the preform body comprising a plurality of helical strands having a three-dimensional (3D) pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice.
An optical fiber preform comprising:
- a preform body to be drawn into a fiber optic device and comprising an optical material;
- the preform body comprising a plurality of strands defining a three-dimensional (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.
An optical fiber preform comprising:
- a preform body to be drawn into a fiber optic device and comprising an optical material;
- the preform body comprising a plurality of strands having a three-dimensional (3D) pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice;
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- a coating on at least a portion of the preform body comprising a different material than the optical material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.