Infrared optical fiber
AssigneeAgency of Industrial Science and Technology
InventorsShiro Sakuragi, Kyoshiro Imagawa, Mitsunori Saito
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Abstract
An optical fiber for infrared transmission constructed by winding a cladding around a core in the manner of a coil, the cladding having a refractive index lower than that of the core, a protective tube being employed to jacket the clad core.
Claims5
An infrared optical fiber comprising a core for transmitting infrared light;
- a cladding being preassembled around said core with radial clearance in a coiled configuration and then tensioned to radially constrict the cladding into coiled engagement with the core;
- and a protective tube which jackets said core and said cladding coiled thereon.
A method of manufacturing an infrared optical fiber comprising the steps of winding a cladding material around a removable rod form having a diameter larger than that of a core to provide a coiled cladding having a free diameter larger than that of said core, inserting the core into the coiled cladding, extending the coiled cladding by pulling its end or ends to constrict the inner diameter of the coiled cladding and jacketing the cladded core with a polymer tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.