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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2022
Paul K. Westerhoff, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Zhe Zhao, Tempe, AZ (US);
Nora Shapiro, Tempe, AZ (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A coated optical fiber includes an optical fiber having a core and an outer surface, and a homogeneous polymer coating in contact with the outer surface of the optical fiber. The optical fiber and the homogeneous polymer coating are UV transparent, and a refractive index of the outer surface of the optical fiber or the homogeneous polymer coating is up to 15% less than a refractive index of the core. Coating the optical fiber includes coating an outer surface with a polymerizable material and polymerizing the polymerizerable material to yield the coated optical fiber having a homogeneous polymer coating. The optical fiber and the homogeneous polymer coating are UV transparent, and a refractive index of the outer surface of the optical fiber or the homogeneous polymer coating is up to 15% less than a refractive index of a core of the optical fiber.