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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sijo Varghese, Kerala, IN;
Jeffrey H. Hunt, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0006 (2013.01); G02B 6/0008 (2013.01); G02B 6/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for concentrating light from a light source includes a plurality of fibers that are substantially parallel with one another. Each fiber includes a light-receiving end and a light-transmitting end. The light-receiving end is configured to receive the light from the light source. The light-transmitting end is configured to transmit the light from the fiber. The light-receiving ends the fibers extend different distances from a plane that is perpendicular with respect the fibers.