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US 8,942,531 B2Granted
Optical fuse devices, optical fiber lines, and methods of manufacturing same
AssigneeUniversity of Maribor
InventorsDenis Donlagic, Simon Pevec
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Abstract
An optical fuse device adapted to be placed in between ends of lead-in fibers of an optical fiber line. The optical fuse device has a destructible region having a core, the destructible region including a light absorbing material adapted to heat and destroy the core upon application of a light intensity greater than a predetermined threshold. Optical fiber lines including the optical fuse device and methods of manufacturing the optical fuse device are provided. Numerous other aspects are provided.
Claims10
An optical fuse device, comprising:
- a destructible region having a core, the destructible region including a light absorbing material adapted to heat the core, the destructible region adapted to be destroyed upon application of a light intensity greater than a predetermined threshold,
- wherein the optical fuse device further includes an outer cladding and a void formed between the core and the outer cladding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.