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US 5,774,615 AGranted
Optical fiber with a metal layer to maintain the desired shape of the optical fiber
AssigneeTopcon Corporation
InventorsYoshito Uda, Toshiaki Kuroha, Katsuhiko Kobayashi
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Abstract
An optical fiber and method of manufacturing the same comprising a light transmitting portion having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface. A foundation layer is disposed on a portion of the outer surface of the light transmitting portion. A protective layer is disposed over the foundation layer. The protective layer has a thickness greater than the thickness of the foundation layer.
Claims10
An optical fiber comprising:
- a light transmitting portion having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface, said light transmitting portion being formed in a desired shape;
- at least two metal layers, one of said at least two metal layers applied directly to said outer surface of said light transmitting portion and the other of said at least two metal layers applied to said one metal layer to maintain the desired shape of said light transmitting portion.
A light transmitting device comprising:
- a light transmitting portion having a first end, a second end, and an outer surface;
- a metal foundation layer disposed directly on a portion of said outer surface of said light transmitting portion;
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- a metal protective layer disposed over said foundation layer, said protective layer having a thickness greater than the thickness of said foundation layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.