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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Verrillon, Inc., North Grafton, MA (US);
Inventors:
John D'Urso, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
William Paul Jacobsen, Bolton, CT (US);
Assignee:
VERRILLON, INC., North Grafton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); C03C 25/46 (2006.01); C03C 25/1065 (2018.01); C25D 7/06 (2006.01); C03C 25/62 (2018.01); C25D 3/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02395 (2013.01); C03C 25/1068 (2018.01); C03C 25/46 (2013.01); C03C 25/62 (2013.01); C25D 3/50 (2013.01); C25D 7/0607 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber and a method of fabrication thereof. The optical fiber includes a core; a cladding surrounding the core; a primary metal coating surrounding the cladding and including a noble metal having a melting point of at least 500 degrees Celsius; and a secondary metal coating surrounding the primary coating and having a melting point higher than the melting point of the primary metal coating, a thickness of the primary metal coating being greater than a thickness of the secondary metal coating.