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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Daniel J. Gibson, Falls Church, VA (US);
Daniel Rhonehouse, Chesapeake Beach, MD (US);
Shyam S. Bayya, Ashburn, VA (US);
L. Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Rafael R. Gattass, Washington, DC (US);
Jesse A. Frantz, Washington, DC (US);
Jason D. Myers, Alexandria, VA (US);
Woohong Kim, Lorton, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Abstract
This application relates generally to an optical fiber for the delivery of infrared light where the polarization state of the light entering the fiber is preserved upon exiting the fiber and the related methods for making thereof. The optical fiber has a wavelength between about 0.9 μm and 15 μm, comprises at least one infrared-transmitting glass, and has a polarization-maintaining (PM) transverse cross-sectional structure. The infrared-transmitting, polarization-maintaining (IR-PM) optical fiber has a birefringence greater than 10and has applications in dual-use technologies including laser power delivery, sensing and imaging.