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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2023
Schott Ag, Mainz, DE;
Bernd Schultheis, Schwabenheim, DE;
Martin Cramer, Wiesbaden, DE;
Jonas Grimm, Bad Schwalbach, DE;
Fabian Brey, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Jonas Knaus, Mainz, DE;
Lothar Willmes, Oestrich-Winkel, DE;
Sergei Kraus, Pfungstadt, DE;
SCHOTT AG, Mainz, DE;
Abstract
A fiber-optic light guide is provided. The light guide includes plurality of optical fibers and an enveloping material. The plurality of optical fibers define a flexible fiber bundle. The flexible fiber bundle has a first diameter and a length along a longitudinal axis. The enveloping material encloses the plurality of optical fibers at one end of the flexible fiber bundle and over at least a part of the length to define a rigid portion. The plurality of optical fibers in the rigid portion are fused with one another. The flexible fiber bundle has a modified or formed cross-sectional geometry in a region of the enveloping material.