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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Asml Netherlands B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
Robbert Edgar Van Leeuwen, Eindhoven, NL;
Amir Abdolvand, Eindhoven, NL;
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Abstract
An optical fiber, manufacturing intermediate for forming an optical fiber and a method for forming an optical fiber. The method includes providing a manufacturing intermediate having an elongate body and having an aperture extending through the elongate body along an axial dimension of the elongate body, a boundary of the aperture defining an internal surface of the manufacturing intermediate. The method further includes etching the internal surface of the manufacturing intermediate using an etching substance, and drawing the manufacturing intermediate along the axial dimension so as to form the optical fiber.